We Could Be Doing a Lot Better on Onshore Wind Farms

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Onshore wind is our cheapest form of energy, but we're not building onshore wind farms. Rishie suna has said he would keep the restrictions in place that prevent the building of more onshore Wind farms. I want to see us eating more british food. We import two thirds of all our apples and nine tenths of all our pears. That is a disgrace.

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