When is an onshore wind farm ban still an onshore wind farm ban?

James Murray
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The government said it would make it easier to build new onshore wind farms, but as its consultation on changes to the planning regime closes the renewables industry fears nothing has changed

Last autumn, the chaos of the Liz Truss administration, the coronation of Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister, and the forever war between various Tory factions was briefly punctuated by an outbreak of common...

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