At least 5 arrested & 2 Gardai taken to hospital after protestors stormed the gates at the construction site.
After spending most of my working life in the oil industry, part of it for Shell, I guess I could be accused of having a slanted view of this. But I just can't make up my mind about the protestors:
Ill-informed locals encouraged to cause trouble by militant groups from elsewhere?
Concerned citizens stating their case the only way they know how?
A bunch of chancers looking for a bundle of money to make them go away?
A bunch of gougers delighted to get the chance to cause trouble?
None of the above?
All of the above?
Personally, I think the locals have been fed a doomsday scenario by others with a bigger agenda - Shell seem to attract these groups, rightly or wrongly.
I can't help thinking the locals aren't helping their case by getting involved in fisticuffs with the guards & breaking HSE regulations themselves. Although some say any publicity is good publicity....
I'm well aware that this isn't happening in my own back yard and that I may well feel differently if it was. I still don't think the locals are portraying themselves in the best possible light.
So, what do others make of the situation?
After spending most of my working life in the oil industry, part of it for Shell, I guess I could be accused of having a slanted view of this. But I just can't make up my mind about the protestors:
Ill-informed locals encouraged to cause trouble by militant groups from elsewhere?
Concerned citizens stating their case the only way they know how?
A bunch of chancers looking for a bundle of money to make them go away?
A bunch of gougers delighted to get the chance to cause trouble?
None of the above?
All of the above?
Personally, I think the locals have been fed a doomsday scenario by others with a bigger agenda - Shell seem to attract these groups, rightly or wrongly.
I can't help thinking the locals aren't helping their case by getting involved in fisticuffs with the guards & breaking HSE regulations themselves. Although some say any publicity is good publicity....
I'm well aware that this isn't happening in my own back yard and that I may well feel differently if it was. I still don't think the locals are portraying themselves in the best possible light.
So, what do others make of the situation?