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Abandoning tidal lagoon project would be 'utter madness' says Tim Farron

08 February 2016 • 3 min read

Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron has said the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon must go ahead to secure the UK's low-carbon future

It would be "utter madness" to scrap the tidal lagoon power project planned for Swansea Bay, according to Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron. In a speech at the party's Welsh conference on Saturday...

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