{"id":363,"date":"2016-10-11T10:28:25","date_gmt":"2016-10-11T09:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/2016\/10\/11\/video-fracking-protestors-oppose-british-governments-decision-overturn-lancashires-ban-fracking\/"},"modified":"2016-10-11T10:28:25","modified_gmt":"2016-10-11T09:28:25","slug":"video-fracking-protestors-oppose-british-governments-decision-overturn-lancashires-ban-fracking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/video-fracking-protestors-oppose-british-governments-decision-overturn-lancashires-ban-fracking\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Fracking protestors oppose British Government&#8217;s decision to overturn Lancashire&#8217;s ban on fracking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, Theresa May&#39;s Conservative Government decided to go against the decision laid out by Lancashire County Council to ban fracking in their borough. To many, this was a smack in the face of democracy. Imagine if the Government had rejected the EU Referendum vote? There&#39;d be outrage.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sajid Javid, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, overruled the council&#39;s rejection of fracking, laying the foundations for shale company Cuadrilla to frack in the county next year, &nbsp;infuriating locals, environmentalists and politicians.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center\">\n<figure class=\"image file-default media-element\" style=\"display:inline-block\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fracking protest sign\" data-fid=\"626\" data-media-element=\"1\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/sites\/default\/files\/fracking1.jpg\" title=\"Fracking protest sign\" width=\"450\" \/><figcaption>Credit: Jake Clarke<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>While fracking is at the heart of the argument, it is local autonomy and democracy which are truly at stake. One of the main reasons given by Brexiters for voting Leave was to &#39;regain&#39; autonomy. The Conservative&#39;s decision to overturn a local Government&#39;s democratic decision could be taken as an insult to the 52% of those&nbsp;who voted to Leave in the EU referendum. It does not seem like not a democratic step.<\/p>\n<p>Theresa May only a few weeks ago made an impassioned speech about what Brexit meant for local autonomy, heralding the decision&#39;s impact on sovereignty: &quot;That is what people voted for: power and authority residing once again with the sovereign institutions of our own country.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center\">\n<figure class=\"image file-default media-element\" style=\"display:inline-block\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Poster explaining fracking\" data-fid=\"627\" data-media-element=\"1\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/sites\/default\/files\/fracking2.jpg\" title=\"Poster explaining fracking\" width=\"450\" \/><figcaption>Poster explaining fracking&#39;s impacts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The anti-fracking brigade protesting at Woolston&nbsp;are ordinary people, who are concerned about the impact the decision is going to have on their livelihoods.&nbsp;They want safe drinking water, livable land, and a greener alternative to fossil fuels. 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