THE erection of a windfarm which would scar our beautiful coastline for 30 years, or until the turbines fall into the sea, would be a terrible mistake.

What makes it worse, is that the entire project is imported from abroad – almost none of the capital cost comes from UK manufacturing sources.

The labour to erect them will be largely foreign.

They will be foreign-owned so the vast subsidies provided from the UK taxpayer and any so-called profit they produce will add to the ever-increasing balance of payments deficit.

Let’s be clear, these turbines cannot produce electricity at a price which will provide electricity, other than by ongoing subsidies from the UK taxpayer.

We are lucky that we sit on a gigantic gas field right here, which could provide all the energy we need at very low cost and with low carbon emission.

This is energy which is in the UK and does not aggravate our balance of payments situation.

Navitus Bay wind will be the most expensive solution and a 30 year burden of costs paid for in foreign currency.

The environmental issues make it even worse.

Peter French, Brackendale Rd, Queens Park