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Notes
1 See “Unions try to stem rising tide of toxins,” The Observer, August 2, 1987, P. 5.
2 “The Plutonium Problems,” editorial, The (London) Times, October 28, 1976, p. 17.
3 See “Poison dump to be sold for housing,” The Observer, November 22, 1987, P. 3.
4 “Sweeping threat to Seal Sands swans,” Victor Smart, The Observer, August 2, 1987, p. 5.
5 Quoted by Ralf Dahrendorf, On Britain (1982), p. 124.
6 P. 102.
7 Bernard Nossiter, The New York Times, June 15, 1988, p. A31.
8 “Poverty and the Beveridge Plan,” B. Seebohm Rowntree, The Fortnightly, February 1943, pp. 73–80.
9 See “Britons top lung, heart death list,” The Times, January 8, 1987, p. 7.
10 See “British spending on housing ‘lowest in world,’” Richard Thompson, The Times, November 20, 1984, p. 3.
11 See “Poll tax could ‘shrink’ population,” Hugh Clayton, The Times, April 3, 1985, p. 2. See also “Young unemployed ‘risk prison under poll tax,’” Colin Brown, The Guardian, March 26, 1986, p. 5.
12 “The Future of England,” W. R. Inge, The Fortnightly, May 1943, P. 288.
13 “Does poverty equal poor health?” Richard Wilkinson, The Times, April 2, 1987, p. 2.
14 “Your daily dose of radiation,” Geoffrey Lean, The Observer, July 13, 1986, p. 49; cf. also, “Chernobyl-style test in Snowdonia is off,” Geoffrey Lean, Tony Heath, The Observer, March 6, 1988.
15 “Cautious view of Sellafield ‘cancer link,’” The Guardian, July 24, 1984, p. 4.
16 “How safe is Sellafield? Claims about nuclear leaks should be handled with care,” The Listener, February 27, 1986, pp. 2–4.
17 “Early statement on Windscale,” October 30, 1957, p. 5.
18 “Windscale to check deaths records,” Michael Morris, The Guardian, July 14, 1977, p. 5.
19 “UKAEA Report Indicts Soviet RBMK Design,” Nuclear News, August 1987, p. 68.
20 “Fitting in with the locals,” Ruth Balogh, September 14, 1984, p. 8.
21 “Nuclear propaganda,” May 8, 1986, p. 16.
22 “New Windscale report hints at 33 deaths,�
�� The Guardian, September 28, 1983. p. 3.
23 “Inquiry ordered at Windscale,” The Times, October 16, 1957, p. 10.
24 “Disposing of radioactive materials,” October 19, 1956, p. 15.
25 “Plutonium threat ‘a bogeyman,’” The Guardian, July 15, 1977, p. 3.
26 A. S. McLean, Calder Hall Supplement, October 17, 1956, p. x.
27 “The peril that lurks by the sea,” James Cutler, The Guardian, July 24, 1984, p. 15.
28 “Atomic protest could backfire,” April 26, 1987, p. 4.
29 “‘No secret’ over tests on Sellafield babies,” July 29, 1985, p. 3.
30 “Radiation tests ordered on Sellafield food,” Richard Norton-Taylor, February 21, 1986, p. 30.
31 “The nuclear watchdog strains at the leash,” May 22, 1986, pp. 58-59.
32 “Ackworth takes charge,” Grenville Needham, June 12, 1986, p. 58.
33 “Introducing the national cabbage monitoring network,” Ian Mason, New Scientist, May 22,1986,p. 23.
34 Sharon Kingman, May 15, 1986, p. 26.
35 “The nuclear watchdog strains at the leash,” New Scientist, May 22, 1986, p. 59.
36 “In England, a Nuclear Plant Slowly Poisons Land and Sea,” p. 1.
37 “Fitting in with the locals,” September 14, 1984, p. 9.
38 “How safe is Sellafield? Claims about nuclear leaks should be handled with care,” The Listener, February 27, 1986, pp. 2-4.
39 “The Chernobyl syndrome: The day the impossible happened,” The Observer, May 4, 1986, p. 9.
40 “Sellafield spurns the bunker image,” May 25, 1986, p. 52.
41 “Surviving in the nuclear shadow,” Sally Brompton, February 28, 1986, p. 15.
42 “£120,633 award after radiation-link death,” The Times, March 27. 1985, p. 2.
43 “N-plants may be in clear over cancers,” The Times, December 9, 1988, p. 6.
44 May 8, 1986, p. 22.
45 P. v.
46 “Mr. Benn rules out need for quick decision over fast nuclear reactor programme,” December 14, 1976, p. 4.
47 Chernobyl: The End of the Nuclear Dream, by Nigel Hawkes, et al., Vintage Books, 1987, p. 153.
48 “Sea waste ‘radioactive oily slick,’” The Times, June 21, 1985, p. 5.
49 “BNF pollution trial starts,” Pearce Wright, The Times, June 6, 1985, p. 3.
50 “Ministers reveal shortlist for nuclear dumps,” New Scientist, February 27, 1986, p. 13.
51 “Sellafield: The nuclear legacy,” Dr. Douglas Black, New Scientist, March 7, 1985, pp. 12-13.
52 “New Sellafield scandal: Government admits true level of radiation was concealed for 30 years,” The Sunday Times, February 16, 1986, p. 1.
53 “Sellafield: Switch on to the positive,” Con Allday, The Times, February 20, 1986, p. 12.
54 Letter, The Guardian, September 21, 1983, p. 10. †“Angry Whitehall stays silent on nuclear waste dumping plans,” Paul Brown, The Guardian, September 2, 1983, p. 22.
55 P. 231.
56 “Alaska Seeks Halt to Plutonium Plan,” Hal Spencer, The New York Times, October 4, 1987, p. 33.
57 “Rising Nuclear Trade Stirs Fear of Terrorism,” John H. Cushman, Jr., The New York Times, November 5, 1987, p. 5.
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