England’s oil

Reports are flooding the media with regard to a major onshore oil find close to Crawley in Surrey. With potentially many billions of barrels, this could dwarf the North Sea. Will we now hear: ‘’It’s England’s oil’’?

By The Newsroom

Published 10th Apr 2015, 01:00 BST

Alexander McKay

New Cut Rigg

Edinburgh

Does the report of a “significant” Gatwick oil find constitute Nicola Sturgeon’s material change required to spark a new referendum, though presumably one where oil would no longer be on the agenda?

Ken Currie

Liberton Drive

Edinburgh