In a signal that the departure of Tony Blair [3] as British Prime Minister won't result in any major policy shifts, Prime Minister-elect Gordon Brown [4] has supported the construction of up to eight new nuclear power stations. In February, Britain's High Court ruled [5] that a national energy review [6] had been a "sham" consultation exercise. Despite the setback, Trade and Industry Secretary and Brown ally, Alistair Darling, has launched a new round of "consultation" on its latest nuclear power white paper [7]. "We will consider carefully the responses we get and this will enable us to take a decision on nuclear power later in the year," the Department of Trade and Industry website states [8]. Darling, however, is not waiting for the public response, ridiculing [9] those opposing nuclear power as being "daft." Greenpeace [10] director John Sauven said the British government "has tinkered with its failing energy efficiency and renewables policy while indulging its nuclear obsession."