Comments on: Heathrow expansion: Londoners will get all the bad with none of the good https://leftfootforward.org/2015/09/heathrow-expansion-londoners-will-get-all-the-bad-with-none-of-the-good/ Left Foot Forward is the home for UK progressives. We provide evidence-based analysis on British politics, news and policy. Wed, 09 Sep 2015 09:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.5 By: Cyprus https://leftfootforward.org/2015/09/heathrow-expansion-londoners-will-get-all-the-bad-with-none-of-the-good/#comment-721804 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 09:06:00 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=106954#comment-721804 I just love the way people pray on the pollution issue ! Heathrow has only a small percentage to do with the pollution problems in London, its all down to the transport issues that Boris has not addressed. thousands of diesel cars, lorries and buses clogging up the roads, Chauffeur taxis in S class Mercs, Nearly 10.000 people die, Last year, mayor Boris Johnson came in for criticism after a King’s researcher published figures showing Oxford Street had the worst NO2 levels in the world, Build the airport and stop moaning…

]]> By: Selohesra https://leftfootforward.org/2015/09/heathrow-expansion-londoners-will-get-all-the-bad-with-none-of-the-good/#comment-721803 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 08:55:00 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=106954#comment-721803 Gatwick is hardly impartial in this matter – I would not place too much reliance on their analysis

]]> By: Paul https://leftfootforward.org/2015/09/heathrow-expansion-londoners-will-get-all-the-bad-with-none-of-the-good/#comment-721793 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 05:24:00 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=106954#comment-721793 Heathrow is asking for one new runway, but how long will it be before they need the 4th or 5th. It appears that London is taking a bandage approach to the problem. There really needs to be a master plan. If Heathrow is the airport for London then buy up all the buildings from the rail line north of the M4 south to London road and east to Brentford. Rezone the areas not used for runway to industrial/green space(golf courses) and do this right. Or build a proper new airport that has been designed for expansion. There has to be a master plan or this debate will happen again and again. By this time Heathrow should be asking for its fourth runway, not its third. Have a grand plan. I like the Mayors idea of a airport/rail/ferry Hub.

]]> By: Hoootie1 https://leftfootforward.org/2015/09/heathrow-expansion-londoners-will-get-all-the-bad-with-none-of-the-good/#comment-721787 Tue, 08 Sep 2015 20:23:00 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=106954#comment-721787 100% of those who come through LHR will be served by Londoners – people who live and work in London, at the airport, at service providers, at the airlines. Additionally, thousands will be employed for the construction. Billions will be spent to stimulate the local economy. More flights means more choices – more choices means better prices – better prices are good for ALL Britons.

These complaints sound hollow – classic case of NIMBY paranoia.

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