My wife and I have now attended several public meetings to discuss the pros and cons of fracking (UK).
The shale gas companies never show up.
As a result we have yet to hear any of their arguments and they put themselves in a very strange position: do they think that their arguments need no explanation or are they scared that they will be shot down in flames?
At the very least it is extremely rude to not turn up when you have said that you will, or simply not to reply to an invitation to speak, both of which scenarios have occurred.
It looks very suspicious.
Do you think that they might have something to hide?