They might... so one would expect a government at least to have a debate in the commons in order to actually look at the reports about the safety of fracking.
They didn't - which is handy considering the U-turn they have made regarding the safety of our heritage sites and national parks. And very handy for Cuadrilla, who have been lobbying with extraordinary access to government influence for years, thanks to Lord John Browne, who has commercial links to the company. Lord John Browne is also connected to the huge BP drilling disaster off Louisiana and Mexico. His cost-cutting measures have been linked to lack of safety measures leading to the Texas City Refinery Explosion. It is ironic that this gent has had much more time and opportunity to lobby for fracking than MPs have had to discuss it!
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Date: 2015-12-17 12:40 pm (UTC)They didn't - which is handy considering the U-turn they have made regarding the safety of our heritage sites and national parks. And very handy for Cuadrilla, who have been lobbying with extraordinary access to government influence for years, thanks to Lord John Browne, who has commercial links to the company. Lord John Browne is also connected to the huge BP drilling disaster off Louisiana and Mexico. His cost-cutting measures have been linked to lack of safety measures leading to the Texas City Refinery Explosion. It is ironic that this gent has had much more time and opportunity to lobby for fracking than MPs have had to discuss it!