Driving back from Paris I notice literally hundreds of Wind Farm umbrellas in Northern France. If the French find this so useful why don't we have more in the even more windy UK?

The UK don't the infrastructure, the fields that once were once beautiful or used for farming are becoming housing estates that look like carbuncles. Most are built on flood plains and so if their homes are flooded blame the local MP and council. The UK is now bursting at the seams with a huge population and it's a crappy island. I would not surprised if the Cotswolds will have tower blocks soon.

I miss living in England... the rolling green hills and beautiful quirky villages..

Love watching Midsomer, Doc Martin, Father Brown as they take us on a journey through Britains scenic areas.

Hopefully by the time I return England will still have these seemingly magical picturesque places.

dav wrote:
I miss living in England... the rolling green hills and beautiful quirky villages..

Love watching Midsomer, Doc Martin, Father Brown as they take us on a journey through Britains scenic areas.

Hopefully by the time I return England will still have these seemingly magical picturesque places.

Oh it will have Dav. Actually only 6%, of the Island is built on, we just have very dense urban pockets which are very overcrowded in places. There is still much beauty.

JK2006 wrote:
Driving back from Paris I notice literally hundreds of Wind Farm umbrellas in Northern France. If the French find this so useful why don't we have more in the even more windy UK?

We have a large numbers in Scotland thanks mainly to the SNP

Wyot wrote:
dav wrote:
I miss living in England... the rolling green hills and beautiful quirky villages..

Love watching Midsomer, Doc Martin, Father Brown as they take us on a journey through Britains scenic areas.

Hopefully by the time I return England will still have these seemingly magical picturesque places.

Oh it will have Dav. Actually only 6%, of the Island is built on, we just have very dense urban pockets which are very overcrowded in places. There is still much beauty.

For how much longer ? In Wiltshire and Dorset more and more housing developments are popping up. Salisbury is losing it's greenbelt.

If I were Miss Pross... I'd have approached the 5 biggest energy companies and asked each of them if they would voluntarily and kindly DONATE 20 billion each to the British Government in order to keep prices down. Instead of a "windfall tax" on profits - very socialist - a charitable gesture. I reckon ALL 5 would be delighted to agree (great PR). Far less damaging to the tax payer. It would put a huge spoke in Labour's wheels. But I know nothing.

I thought the guy who made the point that a windfall tax would not work as most of the energy companies are NOT British, was excellent. That is exactly my point but I bet foreign companies would indeed be prepared to DONATE, interest free, those small (in comparison) amounts as a gesture to consumers. Massive great PR.

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