• ohulancutash@feddit.uk
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    2 days ago

    You can’t substantiate this without knowing what policies might have been had there not been lobbying.

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      We know policies from their manifesto, and we can look at our dropping fossil fuel usage.

      What exactly is this government doing to assist fossil fuels? I can’t think of a single thing.

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        The likes of Just Stop Oil want us to simply turn off the taps in the North Sea, creating the same chaos for working people that they do on our roads. It’s contemptible.

        - Kier Starmer, 2023

        The government is likely to approve new drilling in the Rosebank oil field.