Sir,

I do not welcome the Secretary of State for Wales' joy over the Bluestone project and suggest we take a moment to reflect.

For this project to succeed, someone must fall down; no-one is going to invest £60 million and not see a healthy return on their investment - you invest to speculate.

So ask yourself this, for Bluestone to succeed, who must fall?

Naturally the worker must fall. If the return is small or no return at all, the worker falls, and this will have all sorts of repercussions down the line.

Secondly, I would suggest people take a long hard look at the Bluestone village facilities and then draw their own conclusions as who is next to fall.

The biggest fall is reserved for Pembrokeshire. By allowing the Bluestone project, planners will have set such a precedent that they will not be able stop further development inside the National Park. Any developer could argue "you allowed Bluestone" and his plans could well pass with no further objections.

We shall then, over a period of time, lose our crown jewel which guarantees us visitors year after year - our beautiful countryside.

We should also ask these questions: Where will all the workers come from and where are they all going to live?

With Wales now a target for the buy-to-let market and house prices outstripping wages, first-time buyers are rare. Where will everyone live - in log cabins?

We need highly paid skilled work, not more holiday based work, and affordable housing for the locals, otherwise the next generations could move out to look for a better life.

I would suggest, as a start, use the £16.5 million grant to build starter homes - it is taxpayers' money after all.

I. L. Williams,

Allans Court,

Cold Blow,

Narberth,