“I may be one of a few prepared to express support for National Grid's proposals, but I consider those behind the campaign against pylons are ill-informed and have unrealistic expectations. The beauty of Anglesey is its coastline and there is little inland of outstanding merit. National Grid have leaned over backwards to accommodate the views of islanders and gone as far as practically possible to mitigate the negative impacts of the pylon route. There are technical reasons apart from cost which make the laying of underground cables of the required capacity impracticable, and perhaps these have not been adequately explained by National Grid.

If the case for eliminating pylons in central Anglesey is extended to other areas of the UK of similar visual outlook, the cost of our electricity would be enormously more than it is now. I'm not willing to shoulder that cost myself and I don't wish it on others.”