The Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) has called for a greater investment in nuclear generation in the UK, and been afforded some space in national newspapers to apply pressure to the current government to make its case. Quite clearly it doesn’t actually have one. The CPS is a right leaning think tank, primarily for creating policy for the in-power conservative party, set up by two prominent conservatives ex-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and prominent cabinet member through multiple governments, Sir Keith Joseph, both deceased. Much of the argument in its paper rests on “What if renewables fail?” and suggestions that “Battery Energy Storage is a bit too new to rely on.” The thrust of the argument is in that case we…