Rees-Mogg seeking to evade scrutiny of new fracking projects, email shows

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  1. > Rees-Mogg also wanted to know about other ways to accelerate approval for projects without jeopardising international obligations connected to oil and gas, and “asked specifically whether a debate in parliament, for example, counts as a public consultation”, the note added.

    So last minute emergency debates with little to no marketing, booked in for unsociable times with small attendance… Public consulted ✓

  2. Well that’s one way to admit that you know that what you’re trying to rush through will be a net negative in the long run.

    As long as it makes money for you and your mates in the meantime though, eh! It’s not like these companies have a history of ruining regions for profit, and leaving the taxpayers on the hook for the cleanup…

  3. Go on then, bloody put it through Parliament. If your whips actually retain any authority (i seem to remember there being threats of kicking people out of the party for going against Liz’s mini budget…that went well and probably irreparably damaged their authority, so I highly doubt they could whip their MPs to vote for anything more controversial than the portrait used on stamps) and can actually get MPs to vote in favour, let’s see how many are defeated in elections caused by recall petitions.

  4. “… and, when the deed is done, I command you forthwith to commence the adulteration of those beastly children’s milk with asbestos and sawdust. See to it at once fellow, and now be gone with you”.

  5. Hasn’t he said he wouldn’t mind fracking in his back garden? I’m surprised no-one’s started drilling.

  6. >examining ways to evade

    I sure m’learned friends will be swift to point out that’s actually *avoid*, as with tax, all perfectly acceptable within our system, in fact a desirable feature, nay strength and yet another reason we don’t need anything approaching scrutiny of the executive.

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