Several newspapers continue to focus on Andy Burnham’s decision to approve a new gas field and the possible implications for similar projects in the future.
The coverage centres on the reaction to the decision, with headlines examining the wider dispute surrounding the approval. Questions over what the move could mean for future gas fields are also a continuing feature of the discussion.
Alongside the debate over the gas field, the papers are giving attention to Budget coverage. One headline characterises it as a Budget for “bloody-minded entrepreneurs”, highlighting the focus placed on determined business founders.
The newspaper coverage therefore combines the continuing debate over the gas-field decision with political and economic themes arising from the Budget. Further developments will depend on how the decision affects future projects and how the Budget proposals are received.
