Tagged: Radio Lancashire

Thou shalt not bear false witness

Thou shalt not bear false witness

The ninth commandment “Thou shalt not bear false witness” forbids speaking falsely in any matter, lying, equivocating, and any way devising and designing to deceive our neighbour. It would be tiresome to apply that to, and comment on, the serial failures to observe it over on the Backing Fracking Facebook...

A hilarious lesson in why you should pick your advocates carefully

A hilarious lesson in why you should pick your advocates carefully

On Thursday 22nd January Lancashire County Council announced that it’s officers had recommended rejection of Cuadrilla’s 2 applications for development wells in Roseacre and Preston New Road. Local media went into something of a frenzy getting reactions from Cuadrilla and from the various anti-fracking groups. In the interests of balance...

Perhaps Maths Isn’t Mr Egan’s Strong Point

Perhaps Maths Isn’t Mr Egan’s Strong Point

Interviewed this morning on Radio Lancashire Francis Egan, Cuadrilla’s CEO, made the absolutely astounding claim, that “the actual spend on any development itself would run into several hundred billions, most of which , we would hope would be spent in Lancashire.” The country’s biggest shale gas cheerleader, the Institute of...

Professor Mike Stephenson’s Lecture contd.

Professor Mike Stephenson’s Lecture contd.

After Professor Mike Stephenson’s talk at Lancaster Radio Lancashire undertook a Vox Pop which seems to pretty much accord with our correspondent’s report. Those interviewed remained unconvinced by Professor Stephenson’s attempts to convince us that fracking is safe. This was broadcast on Graham Liver’s programme on Radio Lancashire the next...