The Telegraph: Fracking 'could be a vote-winner’, energy minister Michael Fallon says
Fracking for shale gas could be a vote-winner - but more needs to be done to persuade the public it is safe, Michael Fallon, the energy minister, has said. Home-grown energy can be popular but more needs to be done to convince the public fracking is safe, minister says.
Speaking after the launch of an industry report claiming fracking could create 64,000 jobs, he said: “More home-grown energy of all kinds, more energy security, can certainly be a vote-winner.
“People have been quite shaken by events in the Ukraine in recent weeks. I think there is widespread support for a policy of more home-grown energy, a mixture of energy sources to reduce our reliance on imported oil and gas.”