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| − | The [[Merseyside Police Force]] is in charge of applying the rule of law in the county of Merseyside (approximately 1.5 million people). <ref> [https://www.merseyside.police.uk/about-us/ Merseyside Police Force website], accessed 06 December 2016. </ref>
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| − | Its constabulary boundaries contain many PEDL blocks which the UK government has licensed for oil and gas exploration.
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| − | [[INEOS]], [[IGAS]], [[Cuadrilla]], [[Egdon]] and [[Aurora]] are among the fracking firms hoping to exploit shale gas reserves in the region. <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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| − | ==Prevent Policy and anti-fracking protestors==
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| − | [[File:Merseyside Presentation on Prevent 1-3.jpg|400px|thumb|right|screenshot: Presentation on Prevent showing the link made between anti-fracking protestors and extremists from the [[Merseyside Police Force]] ]]
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| − | In November 2016 it emerged that the Merseyside Police Force had included ‘anti-fracking’ as a form of ‘domestic’ extremism in its latest Prevent presentation. The contentious presentation forms the basis of the Merseyside Police, Special Branch programme of presentations to schools, governors, colleges and childcare providers. One of its five divisions, [[Sefton Council]], has also used the document.
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| − | The controversial powerpoint presentation rolled out by Merseyside’s ‘special branch’ includes slides labelling ‘Anti-fracking’ campaigners as ‘domestic’ extremists on a list that includes the ‘extreme right wing’ groups the [[English Defence League]] (EDL) and [[North West Infidels]], and 65 international groups who are considered ‘international’ extremists. <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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| − | ==References==
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| − | [[Category:Fracking]][[Category:Police Forces]]
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