If some of the nation's great and good are right, the people of England despise wind turbines – but most of them lie to opinion pollsters about their true feelings.

UK Prime Minister David Cameron recently told the House of Commons that people are “fed up” with onshore wind farms, and that his Conservative Party is going to stage a crackdown on the monsters if it wins outright power in May’s national elections – not least by sweeping away subsidies.

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