Tuesday, January 05, 2010

Manufacturing sector savages Darling claim that Labour supports green jobs


EEF says 90% of £2bn earmarked for London Array wind farm is being spent abroad

The manufacturing sector has savaged suggestions from the chancellor, Alistair Darling, that Britain is benefiting from government support for a "green" jobs revolution, warning that the UK was instead in danger of "missing the boat".

The industry body, the EEF, points out that over 90% of the €2bn earmarked for the world's biggest wind farm in UK waters – the London Array, off Kent – is being spent abroad and ministers must take some of the blame.

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