I'm sorry if you struggle with complex ideas Bohara14.There is...

I'm sorry if you struggle with complex ideas Bohara14.

There is no contradiction between

"They spent 7 years telling us the TLS as it exists is the gold standard regulation they promised us.  They can't suddenly turn round and say "only kidding" 

and  "nobody is claiming that the limit should be set in stone."  "

because the TLS does indeed provide for review.

It does not, however, oblige anyone to have a review though and a "convenient review" with an illogical increase in the limit would be such an obvious abrogation of responsibility that it would indeed be "a very foolish politician" who chanced it.

Given that this regulation has been touted by the government as a gold-standard of regulation protecting the public, it would be ridiculous to suggest that this review should take place simply because the industry has proved itself unable to control the seismicity which it causes. It would be even more ridiculous to suggest that any review should allow an increase in the trigger level which has been agreed or 7 years by the industry simply because they can't stop breaking it.

Of course, had they proved able to manage low levels of seismicity I doubt there would have been any objection to a review as provided for in the TLS) and a subsequent gradual increase in the limit. Sadly for Cuadrilla they failed completely here. There will be no upward adjustment as even allowing it at arms length would be politically toxic for a government which can't afford to start fighting new an unnecessary battles.

Blame Brexit if it makes you feel any better.

"How can you factually demonstrate that Cuadrilla cannot control the levels of tremors? "

It's all here Bohara14

https://earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk/cgi-bin/get_events?lat1=&lat2=&lon1=&lon2=&lat0=53.77&lon0=-2.943&radius=5&date1=2018-10-01&date2=2019-02-13&dep1=&dep2=&mag1=&mag2=&nsta1=&nsta2=&output=csv

- you are welcome

PS - you have the advantage of me Bohara14 in that I don't hide my real identity. I can of course see why you would want to hide yours.