The man in the suit in Cuadrilla's offices sounds quite stoic and fatalistic about risk, but then he's been getting enough salary ever year since he took the job that he can probably afford to be by now.
"But if the government collapsed and Jeremy Corbyn was elected prime minister, that would likely kill the shale industry before it even starts its exploration phase.
“It’s certainly a risk. The issue has become fairly highly politicised, which from my perspective is unfortunate because as far as fracking is concerned I think it’s good under any government,” Egan said.
However, he said he did not worry about a ban because there was little he could do about it."
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