Labour PPC Worsley Disagrees with Miliband Over Nuclear Decision

Largely ignored by most of the media, Folkestone and Hythe's Labour Prospective Parliamentary Candidate Donald Worsley has given his reaction to the government announcement that the Dungeness site will not be considered for a new power station.

In a press release sent to From Under the Stone today but dated November 9, Mr Worsley calls the decision a 'hammer blow' for the Marsh and states 'Ed Miliband’s decision to rule out a new Nuclear Power Plant for Dungeness is to be deeply regretted and one with which I fundamentally disagree.'

Claiming that the work could have provided up to 4,000 jobs for the area, Mr Worsley also criticises Kent County Council for not investing in infrastructure and Shepway District Council for opposing the expansion of Lydd Airport.

Noting that it is necessary to protect the 'wild beauty and serenity' of the Marsh, Mr Worsley highlights the economic effects of the decision.

'Its inevitable consequence will be a yet further decline in the area’s economic fortunes so much so that in years to come the only people who will be able afford to live across the Marsh will be the very rich , the retired or the long term unemployed on benefits.

'Protecting the environment is an admirable goal but not if it destroys communities in the process.'

The Lib Dems have yet to respond to the news.