It's a nightmarish problem, the government are so focused on the prospect of cheap gas they will ignore and suppress any evidence of harm due to fracking.
There was a news report last year about fracking in eastern Europe. One woman had a six foot wide hole open in her dining room after fracking had taken place nearby. The fracking company said it was nothing to do with them, so she was stuck with the damage. The end of the report showed people sabotaging exploratory drilling sites at night, because no one listened when they said no to fracking, and they were petrified their homes would collapse.
I had a similar experience when I wrote to my MP six months ago to protest against fracking; he quoted studies by energy companies (because they couldn't be biased at all) and that was that, he voted in favour of fracking without checking any more facts than those provided by people with a vested interest.
It will take a major incident, such as a fatal earthquake or landslip, or mass environmental damage like contamination of the water table, before fracking will be halted in the UK. There is just too much money involved.
But don't worry, as part of the licensing process companies agreed they wouldn't be responsible for cleaning up any damage or pollution resulting from fracking, so when it does go wrong, the tax payer will pick up the bill.
Sounds good, doesn't it?