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[[File:York Demonstration against Climate Change.jpg|300px|thumb|right| July 2016 peaceful demonstration against fracking in York]]
The [[City of York Council]] is the local authority of York and North Yorkshire.

North Yorkshire is extensively covered in Petroleum Exploration and Development License (PEDL) blocks and controversial fracking firms [[Third Energy]], [[INEOS]] and [[Cuadrilla]] hope to exploit the county’s shale gas reserves. The possibility of fracking has prompted strong opposition from the local people, NGOs, parish councils, town councils and district councils. Dozens of peaceful protests have taken place across the county in recent years, including a huge anti-fracking rally in York, which attracted thousands of peaceful protesters in July 2016. North Yorkshire County Council received over 4000 letters objecting to [[Third Energy]]’s application to begin fracking in Kirby Misperton. In November 2016 residents of Ryedale and [[Friends of the Earth]] were jointly contesting the company's plans at a judicial review in the [[Royal Courts of Justice]] in London. <ref name=labelling> Russell Scott, [http://spinwatch.org/index.php/issues/climate/item/5931-police-and-councils-labelling-peaceful-anti-fracking-protests-as-extremist-alongside-isis-under-prevent More police forces and councils labelling peaceful anti-fracking protestors as 'extremists' alongside ISIS and far right], ''SpinWatch'', 02 December 2016. Accessed 6 December 2016. </ref>

==Linking 'anti-fracking' protestors with extremism==
[[File:York 'Prevent Story Board' Cover.jpg|200px|thumb|left|The City of York 'Prevent Story board' cover.]]
[[File:York Presentation on Prevent Introduction.jpg|300px|thumb|right|The City of York 'Prevent Story board' introduction.]]

It was reported in November 2016 by [[Russell Scott]] that the City of York council has been working with the [[North Yorkshire Police Force]] and used the strategy to link ‘anti-fracking’ activism with terrorism risks in North Yorkshire. On the City of York’s ‘Prevent Story Board' published on their website, ‘anti-fracking’ was included alongside ‘extreme right wing activity’, together with groups linked to the ongoing war in Syria, anti-Israel/pro Palestinian activities, hunt saboteurs and animal rights activists. <ref name=labelling> Russell Scott, [http://spinwatch.org/index.php/issues/climate/item/5931-police-and-councils-labelling-peaceful-anti-fracking-protests-as-extremist-alongside-isis-under-prevent More police forces and councils labelling peaceful anti-fracking protestors as 'extremists' alongside ISIS and far right], ''SpinWatch'', 02 December 2016. Accessed 6 December 2016. </ref>

The 'Prevent Story Board' was removed off the City of York council website a few days later.

==References==
<references/>

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 The inclusion of fracking campaigners on the ‘Prevent’ list is likely to be highly controversial within the council, which passed a motion to oppose fracking in late October 2014. The council voted overwhelmingly (23 for, 11 against) to pass an ‘anti-fracking’ motion which recognises the serious risks fracking poses to climate change. <ref name=labelling/>
 The Prevent story was taken down from the City of York council website four days after Spinwatch revealed its existence, but can be downloaded here.
 ==References==
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 The region is covered in Petroleum Exploration and Development License (PEDL) blocks awarded by the government in 2014 and 2015.
-Controversial fracking firms [[Third Energy]]] and [[Cuadrilla]], as well as petrochemical giant [[INEOS]] hope to exploit the county’s shale gas reserves. Their plans have sparked strong opposition from local people, NGOs, parish councils, town councils and district councils in recent years. Dozens of peaceful protests have taken place across the county, including a huge anti-fracking rally in York in July 2016, which attracted thousands of peaceful protesters.
+Controversial fracking firms [[Third Energy]] and [[Cuadrilla]], as well as petrochemical giant [[INEOS]] hope to exploit the county’s shale gas reserves. Their plans have sparked strong opposition from local people, NGOs, parish councils, town councils and district councils in recent years. Dozens of peaceful protests have taken place across the county, including a huge anti-fracking rally in York in July 2016, which attracted thousands of peaceful protesters.
 North Yorkshire County Council had also received over 4000 letters objecting to Third Energy’s application to begin fracking in Kirby Misperton.  In November 2016 Ryedale residents and [[Friends of the Earth]] jointly contested the company's plans at a judicial review in the [[Royal Courts of Justice]] in London. <ref name=labelling> Russell Scott, [http://spinwatch.org/index.php/issues/climate/item/5931-police-and-councils-labelling-peaceful-anti-fracking-protests-as-extremist-alongside-isis-under-prevent More police forces and councils labelling peaceful anti-fracking protestors as 'extremists' alongside ISIS and far right], ''Spinwatch'', 02 December 2016. Accessed 6 December 2016. </ref>

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-[[File:York Demonstration against Climate Change.jpg|300px|thumb|right| July 2016 peaceful demonstration against fracking in York]]
+[[File:York Demonstration against Climate Change.jpg|400px|thumb|right| July 2016 peaceful demonstration against fracking in York]]
 The [[City of York Council]] is the local authority for York and North Yorkshire.
-The region is covered in Petroleum Exploration and Development License (PEDL) blocks awarded by the government in 2014 and 2015. Controversial fracking firms [[Third Energy]]] and [[Cuadrilla]], as well as petrochemical giant [[INEOS]] hope to exploit the county’s shale gas reserves.
+The region is covered in Petroleum Exploration and Development License (PEDL) blocks awarded by the government in 2014 and 2015.
-These plans have sparked strong opposition from local people, NGOs, parish councils, town councils and district councils in recent years. Dozens of peaceful protests have taken place across the county, including a huge anti-fracking rally in York in July 2016, which attracted thousands of peaceful protesters. North Yorkshire County Council had also received over 4000 letters objecting to Third Energy’s application to begin fracking in Kirby Misperton. In November 2016 Ryedale residents and [[Friends of the Earth]] jointly contested the company's plans at a judicial review in the [[Royal Courts of Justice]] in London. <ref name=labelling> Russell Scott, [http://spinwatch.org/index.php/issues/climate/item/5931-police-and-councils-labelling-peaceful-anti-fracking-protests-as-extremist-alongside-isis-under-prevent More police forces and councils labelling peaceful anti-fracking protestors as 'extremists' alongside ISIS and far right], ''Spinwatch'', 02 December 2016. Accessed 6 December 2016. </ref>
+Controversial fracking firms [[Third Energy]]] and [[Cuadrilla]], as well as petrochemical giant [[INEOS]] hope to exploit the county’s shale gas reserves. Their plans have sparked strong opposition from local people, NGOs, parish councils, town councils and district councils in recent years. Dozens of peaceful protests have taken place across the county, including a huge anti-fracking rally in York in July 2016, which attracted thousands of peaceful protesters.
 ==Linking 'anti-fracking' protestors with extremism==

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 [[File:York Demonstration against Climate Change.jpg|300px|thumb|right| July 2016 peaceful demonstration against fracking in York]]
-The [[City of York Council]] is the local authority of York and North Yorkshire.
+The [[City of York Council]] is the local authority for York and North Yorkshire.
-North Yorkshire is covered in Petroleum Exploration and Development License (PEDL) blocks.  Controversial fracking firms [[Third Energy]], [[INEOS]] and [[Cuadrilla]] hope to exploit the county’s shale gas reserves.
+The region is covered in Petroleum Exploration and Development License (PEDL) blocks awarded by the government in 2014 and 2015. Controversial fracking firms [[Third Energy]]] and [[Cuadrilla]], as well as petrochemical giant [[INEOS]] hope to exploit the county’s shale gas reserves.
 These plans have sparked strong opposition from local people, NGOs, parish councils, town councils and district councils in recent years. Dozens of peaceful protests have taken place across the county, including a huge anti-fracking rally in York in July 2016, which attracted thousands of peaceful protesters. North Yorkshire County Council had also received over 4000 letters objecting to Third Energy’s application to begin fracking in Kirby Misperton. In November 2016 Ryedale residents and [[Friends of the Earth]] jointly contested the company's plans at a judicial review in the [[Royal Courts of Justice]] in London. <ref name=labelling> Russell Scott, [http://spinwatch.org/index.php/issues/climate/item/5931-police-and-councils-labelling-peaceful-anti-fracking-protests-as-extremist-alongside-isis-under-prevent More police forces and councils labelling peaceful anti-fracking protestors as 'extremists' alongside ISIS and far right], ''Spinwatch'', 02 December 2016. Accessed 6 December 2016. </ref>
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 [[File:York Presentation on Prevent Introduction.jpg|300px|thumb|right|The City of York 'Prevent Story board' introduction.]]
-In November 2016 Spinwatch revealed that the City of York council had been working with the [[North Yorkshire Police Force]] on a Prevent strategy that directly linked ‘anti-fracking’ activism with terrorism risks in North Yorkshire.
+In November 2016 Spinwatch revealed that the City of York council had been working with the [[North Yorkshire Police Force]] on a Prevent strategy that described ‘anti-fracking’ activism as a terrorism risk in North Yorkshire.
-A ‘Prevent Story Board' published on the council's website placed ‘anti-fracking’ alongside ‘extreme right wing activity’, together with groups linked to the ongoing war in Syria, anti-Israel/pro Palestinian activities, hunt saboteurs and animal rights activists. <ref name=labelling> Russell Scott, [http://spinwatch.org/index.php/issues/climate/item/5931-police-and-councils-labelling-peaceful-anti-fracking-protests-as-extremist-alongside-isis-under-prevent More police forces and councils labelling peaceful anti-fracking protestors as 'extremists' alongside ISIS and far right], ''SpinWatch'', 02 December 2016. Accessed 6 December 2016. </ref>
+The council's ‘Prevent Story Board' published on its website placed ‘anti-fracking’ alongside ‘extreme right wing activity’, together with groups linked to the ongoing war in Syria, anti-Israel/pro Palestinian activities, hunt saboteurs and animal rights activists. <ref name=labelling> Russell Scott, [http://spinwatch.org/index.php/issues/climate/item/5931-police-and-councils-labelling-peaceful-anti-fracking-protests-as-extremist-alongside-isis-under-prevent More police forces and councils labelling peaceful anti-fracking protestors as 'extremists' alongside ISIS and far right], ''Spinwatch'', 02 December 2016. Accessed 6 December 2016. </ref>
 The story board included a section titled ‘local picture of need’ and the following statement:
 :'The Counter Terrorism local profile for York and North Yorkshire highlights the key risks to York as evidence of activity relating to Syria, presence of the Kurdistan Worker’s party (PKK), anti-fracking and extreme right wing activity.' (City of York council; December 2015)
-The inclusion of fracking campaigners on the ‘Prevent’ list is likely to be highly controversial within the council, which passed a motion to oppose fracking in late October 2014. The council voted overwhelmingly (23 for, 11 against) to pass an ‘anti-fracking’ motion which recognises the serious risks fracking poses to climate change. <ref name=labelling> Russell Scott, [http://spinwatch.org/index.php/issues/climate/item/5931-police-and-councils-labelling-peaceful-anti-fracking-protests-as-extremist-alongside-isis-under-prevent More police forces and councils labelling peaceful anti-fracking protestors as 'extremists' alongside ISIS and far right], ''Spinwatch'', 02 December 2016. Accessed 6 December 2016. </ref>
+The inclusion of fracking campaigners on the ‘Prevent’ list is likely to be highly controversial within the council, which passed a motion to oppose fracking in late October 2014. The council voted overwhelmingly (23 for, 11 against) to pass an ‘anti-fracking’ motion which recognises the serious risks fracking poses to climate change. <ref name=labelling/>
-The Prevent docum was taken down from the City of York council website four days after Spinwatch revealed its existence, but can still be downloaded here.
+The Prevent story was taken down from the City of York council website four days after Spinwatch revealed its existence, but can be downloaded here.
 ==References==
 <references/>

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	It was reported in November 2016 by [[Russell Scott]] that the City of York council has been working with the [[North Yorkshire Police Force]] and used the strategy to link ‘anti-fracking’ activism with terrorism risks in North Yorkshire. On the City of York’s ‘Prevent Story Board' published on their website, ‘anti-fracking’ was included alongside ‘extreme right wing activity’, together with groups linked to the ongoing war in Syria, anti-Israel/pro Palestinian activities, hunt saboteurs and animal rights activists. <ref name=labelling> Russell Scott, [http://spinwatch.org/index.php/issues/climate/item/5931-police-and-councils-labelling-peaceful-anti-fracking-protests-as-extremist-alongside-isis-under-prevent More police forces and councils labelling peaceful anti-fracking protestors as 'extremists' alongside ISIS and far right], ''SpinWatch'', 02 December 2016. Accessed 6 December 2016. </ref>		It was reported in November 2016 by [[Russell Scott]] that the City of York council has been working with the [[North Yorkshire Police Force]] and used the strategy to link ‘anti-fracking’ activism with terrorism risks in North Yorkshire. On the City of York’s ‘Prevent Story Board' published on their website, ‘anti-fracking’ was included alongside ‘extreme right wing activity’, together with groups linked to the ongoing war in Syria, anti-Israel/pro Palestinian activities, hunt saboteurs and animal rights activists. <ref name=labelling> Russell Scott, [http://spinwatch.org/index.php/issues/climate/item/5931-police-and-councils-labelling-peaceful-anti-fracking-protests-as-extremist-alongside-isis-under-prevent More police forces and councils labelling peaceful anti-fracking protestors as 'extremists' alongside ISIS and far right], ''SpinWatch'', 02 December 2016. Accessed 6 December 2016. </ref>
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		+	The City of York council’s story board included a section titled ‘local picture of need’ and the following statement:
		+	:'The Counter Terrorism local profile for York and North Yorkshire highlights the key risks to York as evidence of activity relating to Syria, presence of the Kurdistan Worker’s party (PKK), anti-fracking and extreme right wing activity.' (City of York council; December 2015)
		+	The inclusion of fracking campaigners on the ‘Prevent’ list is likely to be highly controversial within the council, which passed a motion to oppose fracking in late October 2014. The council voted overwhelmingly (23 for, 11 against) to pass an ‘anti-fracking’ motion which recognises the serious risks fracking poses to climate change. <ref name=labelling> Russell Scott, [http://spinwatch.org/index.php/issues/climate/item/5931-police-and-councils-labelling-peaceful-anti-fracking-protests-as-extremist-alongside-isis-under-prevent More police forces and councils labelling peaceful anti-fracking protestors as 'extremists' alongside ISIS and far right], ''SpinWatch'', 02 December 2016. Accessed 6 December 2016. </ref>

	The 'Prevent Story Board' was removed off the City of York council website a few days later.		The 'Prevent Story Board' was removed off the City of York council website a few days later.