“will make no difference. Hinkley point is a suitable site and we need large stations to knit together the grid and be able to stabilise the relatively small renewables capacity being installed and which are intermittent in production.

I understand people don't like wind turbines either - perhaps we need to wind back our lifestyles and return to 19th century economics and lifestyles - but there are too many of use and that wll be difficult for most to accept too - make up your mind what you really want - fast.”