Some People's Money is No Object

The greenest government ever has emulated New Labour and decreed that money will be no object when it comes to clearing up the country's old nuclear reactors. This rather delicate task has been outsourced to private companies, apparently because the private companies managing Sellafield have done so well in emulating the banking community and claiming bonuses out of all proportion to their performance. Naturally, the private companies are not prepared to accept liability for anything that may go wrong, because the risk is so small that they cannot afford the insurance; accordingly, the Bullingdon Club has arranged a cosy little deal whereby the taxpayer will cover any costs. The greenest government ever is so proud of its achievement in protecting the public that the news was buried in a departmental minute released a week before the parliamentary break, so that the full implications could be debated as thoroughly as the Government would prefer.