Before revision: "Shovel-ready" wins Macquarie's word of year, Herald Sun (3 February 2010) In the UK In the United Kingdom, the phrase has been used on a number of occasions by Vincent De Rivaz, the Chief Executive of EDF Energy, in the context of a proposed new nuclear power station in Somerset.Hinkley Point is "shovel ready" Q193 reply "We are shovel ready"'' "The project at Hinkley Point C is now “shovel-ready”"'' In Scotland In Scotland , the phrase is used in a similar context.
After revision: "Shovel-ready" wins Macquarie's word of year, Herald Sun (3 February 2010) In the UK In the United Kingdom, the phrase has been used on a number of occasions by Vincent De Rivaz, the Chief Executive of EDF Energy, in the context of a proposed new nuclear power station in Somerset.Hinkley Point is "shovel ready" Q193 reply "We are shovel ready"'' "The project at Hinkley Point C is now “shovel-ready”"'' In Scotland , the phrase is used in a similar context.