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Torcuil Crichton

More work in amusement parks than on wind farms as trade unions declare UK missing out in 'green revolution'

More people are employed servicing rollercoasters and ghost trains in the UK than working on wind turbines, a leading trade union has claimed.

The GMB said the fact that more British workers are employed at theme parks like Alton Towers and Legoland than in the wind industry shows how badly managed the “green revolution” has been said the GMB Union

More than 15,000 people were estimated to work in amusement parks in 2020 while there were 14,800 jobs in wind power during the same year, according to the Office of National Statistics.

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