> Both parties don't want this because this means a massive transformation in the politics of the urban/rural divide. I think it's rather simpler than that. Pe

> Both parties don't want this because this means a massive transformation in the politics of the urban/rural divide. I think it's rather simpler than that. People won't elect someone who tells them their coal town is doomed when the coal runs out. They'll vote for the guy who makes unrealistic promises instead. See endless stream of politicians promising to save dying mining towns, dying factory towns, etc.