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 | | Throughout the decommissioning process, Shell based its decisions on estimates of the quantities of various pollutants, including PCBs, crude oil, heavy metals and scale, which it had calculated based on the operating activities of the platform, and the quantity of metal that would remain in the structure after decommissioning was completed. |
 | | Shell's decision to change their plan for disposal of the facility undermined the Conservative government, and can be cited as one contributing factor leading to the landslide victory of New Labour in the 1997 general election. |
 | | Shell were particularly criticised for having thought of this as a "Scottish", or "UK" problem, and neglecting to think of the impact which it would have on their image in the wider world. |
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