Jobs for Somerset

600 new jobs could be coming to Hinkley Point in Somerset as a result of the British Energy takeover announced this week.

Ken Maddock, Leader of Somerset County Council Conservative Group said, This is potentially great news for employment in the area.n But I am a very worried that the Liberal Democrat administration at Somerset County Council are anti-nuclear.n

He added: What we need to do now is to make sure that the project is safe and that it generates maximum benefit to the local population.

So I challenge the Leader of the Council to give her support to this project and consign the out-dated, head-in-the-sand, Liberal Democrat anti-nuclear approach to the bin where it belongs.n This is too important for Somerset to be the victim of political dogma.