FT: David Cameron accused of inflaming fracking furore by talking up shale gas

David Cameron has unnecessarily stoked resistance to shale gas drilling in Britain by making people believe this potential new energy source was “literally coming out of the ground” now rather than being a decade away, Labour has warned.

Caroline Flint, Labour’s shadow energy secretary, criticised the prime minister for framing the debate as “if it’s jam tomorrow” when production of shale gas was still in exploratory stages. Mr Cameron has repeatedly promised that fracking will create thousands of jobs and bring down household energy bills.  MORE