I have no problem with wind power and see it as a useful contributor to an overall energy sufficient power that Britian needs to become if it is to survive as an independent state. Saying turbines are "ugly" is childish and stupid and adds zero to the debate on an issue that is crucial to Britain's future independence, especially once we dump the EU.
Britain and Norway,possibly Denmark, together should form a mutual cross North Sea energy alliance, especially as Norway has the capacity to become western Europe's leading energy supplier in coal, oil gas and wind/wave power technology (Norway has an acclaimed resource of over 3000 billion tonnes - that is 3 million million tonnes - of coal under the north sea that could provide vast quantities of natural gas)
Denmark has already achieved a 25% sufficiency in wind energy and a north German state has achieved around 20%. In the U.S., the state of North Dakota alone has the potential wind power to supply 25% of the U.S. electricity power needs - and that is a lot of power. Humans have been exploiting wind power for thousands of years, and it should be welcomed not insulted as it seems to be.
Besides that, only 22% of the of the North Sea has been prospected for oil/gas, and there is still a lot of coal left under the feet of Britain capable of being exploited using clean coal technology. All of these should be exploited to their full potential enabling the nation to have the widest possible choice and sources of energy at its demand.
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