Police show their true colours at fracking protest | Letters

Green peer Jenny Jones says the police's actions at a fracking protest show they are helping impose government policy and defending corporate interestsWhen the police forcibly remove a 79-year-old woman for serving refreshments to fracking protesters, you know they have taken sides (Report, 11 October). Having wasted their time and our money dragging pensioners around, the Lancashire constabulary has asked the Home Office for an extra ?3.1m to cover the cost of drafting in police from Somerset and Wales. It is time for the policing operation at New Preston Road to be scaled back, or called off altogether. The police are helping to impose a government decision to frack, which is opposed by local residents at every level of local government. The police should go back to patrolling the streets and arresting criminals, instead of defending corporate interests by harassing the protesters.Jenny JonesGreen party, House of Lordso Join the debate - email guardian.letters@theguardian.com Continue reading...