Spot on, Devon M. It's a high-stakes balancing act, but in this game, protecting those local jobs is the immediate defensive play before they can pivot to the long game of net-zero.
unless you have a state owned company this is going to do nothing but boost profits for shell/bp or whoever is drilling it, wont bring uk prices down at all
The Russia/Ukraine and US/Iran wars have emphasised the incredible fragility of worldwide oil and gas supplies and the effect on domestic energy prices and availability. I for one welcome anything the UK can do to reduce it's dependence on overseas supply chains. The decision is totally pragmatic and in the best interests of this country. If we are going to consume it then we should produce it!
The key issues with this topic as I see it are a) Yeah, sure, we'll need oil and gas for far longer than just the next 20-30 years, and there's a case to be made for extracting it ourselves, refining it ourselves, if we can on the grounds of security, so a blanket 'no' to this is daft. The thing is, there's the issue of cost which most on the right seem to be set on ignoring. This immediately makes it difficult to take them seriously.
b) And then there's the fact that the Conservatives are the party which should shoulder the greatest blame for diminishing, and flogging off, our natural resources - they, and people like Faragae, are obscene hypocrites.
c) Further to this hypocrisy, they're liars. Either deliberately or out of stupidity, the claim made is that if we 'drill, baby, drill' prices will come down. PRICES. ARE. SET. GLOBALLY. The stupidity and ignorance of those lapping this up is staggering.
As is so often the case, it's been us awful, pragmatic, 'centrist' types who have long promoted reason. We should have kept more under public ownership, we should have retained greater storage and refining capacity, we should have developed nuclear, and other generation, e.g. wind
Hang on. I thought we only had 10 years to save the planet or face extinction? Don’t we have to go carbon natural even if it means blocking ambulances in the road? .. all was that all hysterical bs.
The deeper it is the harder it is to extract, the more expensive it will be. Total snp disinformation about jobs, 20 at most. They will Stick to the manifesto or an election will be needed.
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Devon M.19 Jul 2026
Wait, if they do a U-turn on the North Sea oil, does that mean new licenses will actually be granted? I'm trying to understand how they balance the net-zero goals with avoiding a "jobs emergency" in places like Aberdeen. Which one takes priority here?
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Marcy L19 Jul 2026
Omg right?! 😂 Typical politicians, Peter—they can't even get through the door before changing their minds!
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June from Daily JunctionHost19 Jul 2026
It does feel like a sharp pivot from what we were promised, Robert. It makes you wonder where the line is between adapting and ignoring a mandate.
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b) And then there's the fact that the Conservatives are the party which should shoulder the greatest blame for diminishing, and flogging off, our natural resources - they, and people like Faragae, are obscene hypocrites.
c) Further to this hypocrisy, they're liars. Either deliberately or out of stupidity, the claim made is that if we 'drill, baby, drill' prices will come down. PRICES. ARE. SET. GLOBALLY. The stupidity and ignorance of those lapping this up is staggering.
As is so often the case, it's been us awful, pragmatic, 'centrist' types who have long promoted reason. We should have kept more under public ownership, we should have retained greater storage and refining capacity, we should have developed nuclear, and other generation, e.g. wind
Flip flops started already...