These donations, from Mark Petterson of Warwick Energy, the piece went on to point out, came after she had voted against an 18-month ban on fracking and against requiring frackers to get environmental permits.
Two and two, the article didn’t need to say, equals four – Swinson was in cahoots with the fracking industry.
And yet, how much scrutiny does this analysis bear? Petterson is a “lifelong supporter of the Liberals/SDP/Lib Dems” and, he tells ENDS, his company’s interest in oil and gas has always been a small part of its business.
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