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Responded to 2011 election survey:

Replied to survey in 2011:

Question 1. The Scottish Parliament should continue to call on the UK government not to go ahead with the current proposal to replace Trident.
- Yes

Question 2. The Scottish Parliament should call on the UK government to cease the deployment of Trident
- Yes

Question 3. The Scottish Parliament should support a Nuclear Weapons Convention (a global ban on nuclear weapons).
- Yes

Question 4. Are you for or against the construction of new nuclear power stations in Scotland ?
- Against

"I am firmly against the construction of new nuclear power stations in Scotland, indeed anywhere in UK.

"There are  3 main reasons for my opposition to nuclear power.

• safety:  there is as yet no solution for dealing with long term waste - it is therefore reckless of this generation to continue blindly producing highly radio-active spent fuel without knowing how to dispose of it safely.
  The mining of raw materials poses health risks for miners.
  While the likelihood of a complete systems failure is low, the fact is that our vulnerability to such a failure is extremely high - and i do not believe that we should accept the overall risk.

• inflexibility of nuclear power industry -  the costs to develop new power stations  are so high that it would set us on a pattern of energy production that would preclude investment in other greener energies.

• international security - if we pursue the agenda we cannot deny other countries that opportunity,  yet safety levels might be more likely to be compromised."