Mining Boss Blasts Government’S ‘Perverse’ Decision To Block Open-Cast Application

A mining boss has branded the Government’s decision to block an open-cast coal mine “perverse” and said it would have kept £200 million within the UK economy.The Green Party claimed “coal is “over” and campaigners celebrated a “significant victory” after Communities Minister Sajid Javid overturned local councillors’ decision to allow three million tonnes of coal to be extracted from scenic Druridge Bay in Northumberland, as he cited env