A watchdog has called for an urgent review of police tactics at fracking protests
Acting on orders from the government, the police are protecting a deeply unpopular industry and their tactics are becoming more desperate.
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I saw police aggression at fracking protests first hand. These tactics won’t silence us though
Jonathan Bartley, co-leader of the Green Party, was dragged away by police on Friday whilst attending a non-violent protest in North Yorkshire. Here’s what happened.
A ‘tax-dodging’ fracking company is about to start drilling in Yorkshire
Third Energy Holdings is based in the Cayman Islands, meaning it’s not liable for UK corporation tax.
A draconian ban on anti-fracking protests is being challenged in court today by activists
Fracking company INEOS got a pre-emptive injunction against all future protests on some very flimsy evidence.
Excessive and bullying police tactics show how the fracking debate is being lost in the UK
I witnessed a 79-year-old woman being kettled by a dozen officers for making tea. Keith Taylor, Green MEP, reports from Kirby Misperton in Yorkshire.
Hundreds are still fighting fracking in Lancashire — and this community resistance will spread
Fracking leads to water and air pollution, earthquakes and, ultimately, climate change. Caroline Lucas meets the local people fighting it on the frontline who’ve seen its effects.
Like fracking in Lancashire, tree felling in Sheffield rides roughshod over local opposition
The Labour council in Sheffield have already cut down 4,500 trees in the city, earning it the international reputation of “the city that cuts down trees”. It must stop.
Jeremy Corbyn must back anti-fracking protests
The Labour leader is expected to be near major anti-fracking protests at the end of the week. He should join the movement against dirty energy, Natalie Bennett writes.
16 protesters who blocked fracking in Lancashire face court today
A further 80 people await trial for disrupting Cuadrilla’s fracking operations at Preston New Road.
Public support for fracking just hit a record low
In 2013 more people backed than opposed the controversial energy source. But in the face of growing protests, public opinion has turned.