Energy company iGas is about to start exploratory drilling for shale gas on a site on the outskirts of Manchester. Amusingly, the site is right up against the side of the M62 motorway, so any protest camp will not be quite the rural idyll that was enjoyed by the Balcombe protestors. This may be some rather canny thinking by iGas.
It will be interesting to see if protestors try to block or disrupt the motorway in the same way they did London Road in Balcombe. I'm not sure that the law enforcement agencies would see the funny side.
