[url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-23505723'Do it in the desolate north,' says Osborne's father-in-law in the Lords.[/url

Bloody hell, they make it easy, don't they?

Its OK, the bloke is obviously an imbecile with very little brain cell left, fortunately he hasn't been advising the government on anything for ages and ages...




Oh...

Although a quick basic geography lesson wouldn't go amiss. Howell said "north-east" yet the numpties quoted as replying seem to be defending the Trough of Bowland and Lancashire.

If he on about Middlesbrough, point stands surely?

Apparently not. [url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-23510479#TWEET839537Idiot apologises.[/url

Aye, add Sunderland and Hartlepool.

It is not the NE he is on about he is just shiite at Geography. What he actually means is dig up all of Lancashire and Yorkshire. sounds alright to me particularly as i live in Durham Not much shale north of teeside. Well not at depths that is easily accessible. www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23069499

It is not the NE he is on about he is just shiite at Geography. What he actually means is dig up all of Lancashire and Yorkshire. sounds alright to me particularly as i live in Durham Not much shale north of teeside. Well not at depths that is easily accessible. www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23069499

Its not just politicians. When my Mrs section at work was moved to Leeds, the guy whose idea it was visited Sheffield to explain why staff had to move at their own expense and to big up Leeds. He described parts of Sheffield as "like Bosnia" to a roomful of people who either lived there, grew up there or were born there.

I can see the resemblance.

Bosnia


Sheffield

If only that's what he actually said.

There is a reason that I used single quotes and not double quotes.

Let's just allow fracking up here in the grim north, and then keep all of the gas for ourseves.



When those southern softies get a bit chilly during the next winter cold snap, and want some of our gas to help warm their palaces, we can simply tell 'em to frack off.

That's almost my view.
The North, during my lifetime, has been greened and healed from coal extraction, largely at the expense of Northerners, rather than at the expense of all who benefitted from the electricity thus generated.
Those who live outside of areas that become designated for fracking should pay a whacking great premium to pay for the many types of damage to the fracked locale, which I would describe as the "truer" price.
Will it work like that?
Nope, they'll get a few tens of thousands to replace a playing field that was nicked from them in the past couple of decades.
Maybe.
If they ask nicely.