In reply to dixmarra:
> (In reply to fmck) Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something.
>> To fmck
I would like to apologise to you on behalf of all the people against the dump in Cumbria who don't agree with your opinion.
We didn't realise that you are a such a geological expert. We thought that you were simply someone who saw, on this site, a photo of a few people demonstrating against the dump, then dismissed them all out of hand.
To everyone else, do you realise that out of a population of about 400,000+ only 24 people will be making the next big decision on this. There will be no referendum for the people of Cumbria. Only the executives of the three councils involved will be allowed to vote, not all of those councillors, or the people. Don't bother replying that the people voted for the councils, because when the people voted, this problem wasn't in the total public domain.
Further, two of these three councils only represent West Cumbria. The other councils in Cumbria have no say, except for Cumbria County Council and as said only their executives will vote and their leader, a tory, will just kiss party arse.
The other two, labour council leaders, are so old fashioned in their thinking and short sightedness that they only think of a short term increase in jobs, which will give them kudos with their party but makes the mistake of ignoring the immediate devestation the construction will cause and long term problems.
The Cumbrian geology is fractured. Geoliogically the safest places in England (why not look at the whole of the UK) is in solid clay under London and Kent.