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Stop Greenlighting Massive Solar Projects

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Thursday, 16 October, 2025
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Ed Miliband is bypassing local consent to greenlight these massive solar farms.

Frankly, he is acting like a dictator.

These proposals are taking good farm land out of agricultural use with nothing for the local community.

This is the least efficient form of energy production for the UK.

I went on BBC Look North with Peter Levy to talk about these proposals.

You can view a video of my appearance here.

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