el, there is less political risk in the UK than there is in Oz....

el, there is less political risk in the UK than there is in Oz. They don't have the additional State layer to deal with. They also don't have the issue of coexistence between farmers and mines as there is not much of an agriculture industry there apart from lettuce and pork. There is only the Nimbys to contend with and i'm sure the UK holders here will testify that any time there is a large project they always face issues with Nimby's, whether it is to build a new runway at Heathrow or a high speed link from London to Manchester.