Its a funny old world

It's a funny old world.
1. The confusion comes as one listened to Angela Sturgeon, the leader of the SNP declare her aim to detach Scotland politically from the United Kingdom in her wish to gain independence for Scotland.
At the same time the BREXIT people wish the UK to exit the EU as part of a desire to assert their independence from the rules  and the diktats which come from the European Parliament.  
Therefore controversially, the Scots who wish to exit the UK, at the same time wish to remain in Europe and are happy to accept the resulting dependence on the EU parliament and concurrent  lack of independence. Historically and geographically, Europe has always been much more distant much more foreign than the country with which they wish to cut ties.

2. The building of a nuclear power plant (which we can no longer have the skills to build) necessitates signing up with the French 'Nationalised' Company, EDF  (plus a sizeable contribution from the Chinese) but the deal seems on a knife edge.
Last week, EDFs CFO resigned because he feared that the contract would bankrupt his firm. They are significantly behind schedule and loosing money on the two nuclear plants which they are currently building and there is even question marks over the design of the plant.
Under such circumstances anyone with an ounce of 'nouse' would think twice about continuing a project with such a cloud hanging over it but our government, through dragging its feet for years have painted themselves into a corner. There are no other options as we close the current generating plants down due to age about the time when, if built, the Nuclear plant will come on stream.
Part of the problem is that we have been withdrawing funding from wind and solar projects.  We haven't built oil powered plants because we fear becoming reliant on Russian gas. Coal is a no no because of our commitment to reducing the detrimental effect on the ozone layer but of course, the country we have invited to fund a third of our nuclear plant by promising a unit megawatt cost, three time more expensive than the current cost of electricity, is that same country, China which is building dozens of coal fired generating plants each year, oblivious of global warming and the disaster it entails for countries across the globe.

Why do I write. Well the 'internal steam' generated as I look at the shambles around me would power more than a couple of generators. Perhaps that's the secrete Tory back up plan, to make us all so mad we combust.