There is no point protesting about Fracking if a crony council decides.

In the UK the decision to Frack has been passed down to local borough councillors, but these roles are rarely filled with unaffiliated local people looking to serve the community transparently.

If you think Fracking will make the problems facing future generations worse and feel morally obliged to face those problems now, the least we can do is request an upfront commitment.

For a UK local councillor, regarding Fracking their options would seem clear.

1. Vote of no fracking.
2. Ward referendum and vote that way.
3. Borough referendum or, if no borough referendum motion succeeds, vote in line with own ward mini referendum,
4. Cllrs choice alone how to vote if the option comes.

If you are a Wokingham resident voting in the May 2014 borough elections then you can find your candidate name and address here. Google them and bat them or their party locally an e-mail.


You can use www.smart-voter.org to make sure they really do commit.

If they don't respond in a manner fit for a typical local resident like yourself, please consider standing as a councillor. The starting 'allowance' is on average £9k if you wish to take it and you can do less than a day / week.

Click here to see a Cost / Benefits analysis of Fracking.

One last thing.

It would appear that you, and those trying to frack have an international obligation to physically block fracking?

http://kazeconomics.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/does-public-have-legal-international.html