Simon Jack Business editor 13 September 2016
On 28 July, stunned EDF employees in Somerset started taking down a marquee and throwing away unused visitor badges for UK, French and Chinese officials.
The Hinkley Point C party had been cancelled at the very last minute by a nervous UK government.
After years of delay, EDF management had finally managed to convince its own board (just) that constructing the world's biggest nuclear power station wouldn't bankrupt the (...)