British hypocrisy
It you have a global moral watchdog for a big brother, you might lose count of the many things you preach but not practice. Britain took Iraq to task for its yet-to-be-discovered weapons of mass destruction. But, it has refused to grant EU inspectors full access to part of its own Sellafield nuclear site, which stores highly radioactive waste. The EU executive arm, the European Commission (EC), has decided to drag Britain to the European Court of Justice for failing to comply with this nuclear safety protocol. "We are taking this action to demand that British authorities comply with their responsibilities,' said EU energy commissioner Loyola de Palacio. "We have to ensure that EU citizens are appropriately protected, that they are informed, that they have a guarantee that all nuclear power stations within the EU are functioning appropriately,' she said. This is the first time the EC would take a member country to court over a nuclear safety issue.