On the other side (the “stop drilling” side) the positions being held feel untenable to me. However, it is also a fact that the product contributes to many bad outcomes which I haven’t heard many oily people say in such simple terms. All of these things are true and correct. On oil and gas, the position of those who want production and drilling is that oil is needed it benefits society in many different ways, it raises tax, creates jobs and helps our economy. Issue of whether to keep drilling for oil isn’t black and white However, there are many angles to these two stories and topics which have been missed in articles and in online rants. Of course, whether we produce and drill for oil is a binary choice, as is whether we tax people or not. These things fire people up because whatever we do there are many intended and unintended consequences.īoth of the issues above have irritated me as they have been covered with such black and white perspectives. I’ve written on similar matters before so I’ll only offend the same people again. Two things which could easily offend people are the continued exploration and production of oil and gas and the hypothecation of tax for the NHS and social care. So on the basis I am going to offend someone I figured I may as well just jump right in. That is because lots of people get offended by people just having a different view from them it seems. It is very difficult to think about something which won’t offend someone these days. So writing a column is a sure fire way to give me the heebie-jeebies. It is part of my psyche that I worry about what other people think about me. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Linked In An icon of the Linked In 'in' mark. Facebook An icon of the Facebook 'f' mark. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across.

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