'He’s rewriting the rules': locals furious at minister's fracking intervention

Campaigners in Lancashire say Sajid Javid’s decision to overrule council is an affront to local democracyIn Heather Speak’s immaculate back garden in the Lancashire village of Roseacre, the only sound is the tranquil rustling of trees and the singing of the budgerigar, finches and miniature Chinese quail in her aviary.But a gloomy atmosphere hung over the picturesque village on Thursday after Sajid Javid, the communities secretary, overturned Lancashire county council’s rejecti