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The Supreme Court’s oil ruling spells trouble for the SNP

21 June 2024

10:51 PM

21 June 2024

10:51 PM

Judges on the Supreme Court appear to have joined Just Stop Oil. In a landmark ruling, with profound implications for the UK energy industry, they’ve said that Surrey County Council cannot give permission to drill new wells on an existing extraction site, Horse Hill, which already has a couple of them.

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