Heathrow 3rd runway: yay or nay

[ska invita]

I got this yesterday




Biggin Hill Airport is planning to expand, despite the concerns of local residents and the environment, so this is your opportunity to have your say about this now.

Currently the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is considering whether to grant changes to Biggin Hill airspace use (CAP1616) in order to facilitate increased air traffic at the airport. This would greatly increase noise and pollution for local residents as it would, for example, allow larger planes to fly below 1000 feet, in particular over Farnborough and Locksbottom, including the Princess Royal University Hospital.

To see the proposal, you can click here Airspace change proposal public view.

Biggin Hill Airport (BQH) primarily serves private jets and there is no good reason to allow this expansion. You can have your say about this by clicking here: Having your say .

And you may make a complaint or report here: Make a report or complaint | Civil Aviation Authority .

More information is also available by going to Flightwatch's website here ; at Bromley Coucil here, and on the Biggin Hill Airport website here.

The CAA will make a decision within the next week or so, so it is very important you have your say now, particularly if you are a local resident. Please reference any communication to the CAA with 'Biggin Hill Change of Airspace'.

 

[PR1Berske]

I'm remaining baffled by the government and their priorities. Net zero one minute, building airports the next. Bigging up GBR one minute, building airports the next. I dare say that Reeves' planning doesn't involve extending existing railways into the new Heathrow, so once again Britain will have a planning regime made by throwing darts at the wall rather than anything joined up.

It all smells of the Treasury not really knowing what it wants or how to get it, and I'd thought we'd moved on from thinking that expanding railways in the south would boost the economy in the north. But I've not got Rachel Reeves' business brain, so what do I know.

 

[brogdale]

I'm remaining baffled by the government and their priorities. Net zero one minute, building airports the next. Bigging up GBR one minute, building airports the next. I dare say that Reeves' planning doesn't involve extending existing railways into the new Heathrow, so once again Britain will have a planning regime made by throwing darts at the wall rather than anything joined up.

It all smells of the Treasury not really knowing what it wants or how to get it, and I'd thought we'd moved on from thinking that expanding railways in the south would boost the economy in the north. But I've not got Rachel Reeves' business brain, so what do I know.

Try thinking about how all of these apparently contradictory, self-defeating and chaotic policy agendas appear to the sectional corporate interests that have lobbied the compliant administration for them. Tends to all make more 'sense' then.

 

[Serge Forward]

I'm remaining baffled by the government and their priorities. Net zero one minute, building airports the next. Bigging up GBR one minute, building airports the next. I dare say that Reeves' planning doesn't involve extending existing railways into the new Heathrow, so once again Britain will have a planning regime made by throwing darts at the wall rather than anything joined up.

It all smells of the Treasury not really knowing what it wants or how to get it, and I'd thought we'd moved on from thinking that expanding railways in the south would boost the economy in the north. But I've not got Rachel Reeves' business brain, so what do I know.

Nothing baffling about it. The government is firmly in the pocket of big business with an agenda of capitalist growth. The net zero stuff was never to be taken seriously but was nothing more than window dressing to keep "progressives" on side while they wedged themselves into number 10. Just remember, these people are true believers in the neoliberal dream/nightmare. They're also a gang of fucking crooks.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

It all smells of the Treasury not really knowing what it wants or how to get it, and I'd thought we'd moved on from thinking that expanding railways in the south would boost the economy in the north. But I've not got Rachel Reeves' business brain, so what do I know.

By 'business brain' you mean, 'seat on the board of Balfour Beatty lined up', yeah?

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

And this is just another thing that's gonna propel Farage in to #10.

What's a third runway at Heathrow gonna do for Dave down the social club in Kettering who's seen income stagnate and prices rising for years now? Keith needs to ask himself that for every move he makes, but no, it's let's line the pockets of foreign shareholders and ensure a lifetime of upgrades on BA and Virgin for me and my mates.

 

[Pickman's model]

I'm remaining baffled by the government and their priorities. Net zero one minute, building airports the next. Bigging up GBR one minute, building airports the next. I dare say that Reeves' planning doesn't involve extending existing railways into the new Heathrow, so once again Britain will have a planning regime made by throwing darts at the wall rather than anything joined up.

It all smells of the Treasury not really knowing what it wants or how to get it, and I'd thought we'd moved on from thinking that expanding railways in the south would boost the economy in the north. But I've not got Rachel Reeves' business brain, so what do I know.

It is only baffling if you haven't followed starmer's trajectory, if you haven't read the posts noting the embedding of hedge fund staff in labour election teams, if you didn't notice his declaration that Labour is the party of business

 

[Saul Goodman]

Why?

We are in a climate emergency. We should be reducing our carbon emissions to zero. The very least we can do is not do anything that would increase them, like building more runways.

I'm at the stage where I want to watch the world burn, and I can't think of a better place to start than London.

 

[Pickman's model]

I'm at the stage where I want to watch the world burn, and I can't think of a better place to start than London.

london burning: an artist's impression

 

[gosub]

I got this yesterday




Biggin Hill Airport is planning to expand, despite the concerns of local residents and the environment, so this is your opportunity to have your say about this now.

Currently the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is considering whether to grant changes to Biggin Hill airspace use (CAP1616) in order to facilitate increased air traffic at the airport. This would greatly increase noise and pollution for local residents as it would, for example, allow larger planes to fly below 1000 feet, in particular over Farnborough and Locksbottom, including the Princess Royal University Hospital.

To see the proposal, you can click here Airspace change proposal public view.

Biggin Hill Airport (BQH) primarily serves private jets and there is no good reason to allow this expansion. You can have your say about this by clicking here: Having your say .

And you may make a complaint or report here: Make a report or complaint | Civil Aviation Authority .

More information is also available by going to Flightwatch's website here ; at Bromley Coucil here, and on the Biggin Hill Airport website here.

The CAA will make a decision within the next week or so, so it is very important you have your say now, particularly if you are a local resident. Please reference any communication to the CAA with 'Biggin Hill Change of Airspace'.

No point without sorting the mortorway

 

[hash tag]

Reeves says yes
BBC News - Rachel Reeves backs Heathrow third runway in growth push - BBC News

Rachel Reeves backs Heathrow third runway in growth push

The chancellor tells the BBC she wants a planning application "signed off" before the next election.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Saul Goodman]

Reeves says yes
BBC News - Rachel Reeves backs Heathrow third runway in growth push - BBC News

Rachel Reeves backs Heathrow third runway in growth push

The chancellor tells the BBC she wants a planning application "signed off" before the next election.

www.bbc.co.uk

Then I've obviously voted wrong, and need to change to No.

 

[dessiato]

If there were to be the leveling up that politicians talk about, why not put all the airfreight from Heathrow through the former RAF Finningley where there is already a 2 mile runway? There's easy access to motorways and there's rail links nearby. Jobs would be created in a depressed area.

By taking away the airfreight you could open up airspace to additional passenger flights.

 

[brogdale]

I notice that Starmer himself is yet to make any public comment on the 3rd runway decision, let alone an endorsement. There are plenty of tales spreading about cabinet disarray over Reeves' bounced decision. the longer Starmer stays quiet, the more it might look like a device to get rid of Reeves; has she just stumbled into an elephant trap?

 

[skyscraper101]

It’s not going to be complete before 2050 by which point everything will be fucked anyway so it’s all academic.

 

[brogdale]

It’s not going to be complete before 2050 by which point everything will be fucked anyway so it’s all academic.

and by which point the asset managers will have stripped out as much corporate welfare and price gouging as they can

 

[Saul Goodman]

and by which point the asset managers will have stripped out as much corporate welfare and price gouging as they can

It'll be like the Mini-CTC signalling system that was planned for the rail system in Ireland about 20+ years ago. The initial budget was 18 million, but the cost quickly spiralled to over 65 million, and no work was ever done! There was an enquiry set up to discover where the money had gone, but after spending about another 10 million on the enquiry, they decided it wasn't in the public's interest to know whose pockets had been lined.

 

[DJWrongspeed]

I got this yesterday




Biggin Hill Airport is planning to expand, despite the concerns of local residents and the environment, so this is your opportunity to have your say about this now.

Currently the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is considering whether to grant changes to Biggin Hill airspace use (CAP1616) in order to facilitate increased air traffic at the airport. This would greatly increase noise and pollution for local residents as it would, for example, allow larger planes to fly below 1000 feet, in particular over Farnborough and Locksbottom, including the Princess Royal University Hospital.

To see the proposal, you can click here Airspace change proposal public view.

Biggin Hill Airport (BQH) primarily serves private jets and there is no good reason to allow this expansion. You can have your say about this by clicking here: Having your say .

And you may make a complaint or report here: Make a report or complaint | Civil Aviation Authority .

More information is also available by going to Flightwatch's website here ; at Bromley Coucil here, and on the Biggin Hill Airport website here.

The CAA will make a decision within the next week or so, so it is very important you have your say now, particularly if you are a local resident. Please reference any communication to the CAA with 'Biggin Hill Change of Airspace'.

I distinctly remember seeing private jets taking off from Biggin Hill to ? Verbier during the xmas of 2020 when no one was supposed to travel. One rule for them and another for the rest of us. Screw'em.

Reeves announced the 3rd runway could be ready by 2035 ! yeah right. It's all a bit nuts since this whole process has been gone through once already and failed.

 

[_Russ_]

I distinctly remember seeing private jets taking off from Biggin Hill to ? Verbier during the xmas of 2020 when no one was supposed to travel. One rule for them and another for the rest of us. Screw'em.

Reeves announced the 3rd runway could be ready by 2035 ! yeah right. It's all a bit nuts since this whole process has been gone through once already and failed.

Yep, lots of that went on..using the 'essential travel' clause...mostly went without bother but the French were a bit better at filtering out the Cunts than our lot who were themselves fine illustrations of fuck the rules they are for you not us.

French police turn back private jet of holidaymakers from UK

Party of 10 flew into Marseille-Provence airport to be taken by helicopter to luxury Cannes villa

www.theguardian.com

 

[_Russ_]

Reeves says yes
BBC News - Rachel Reeves backs Heathrow third runway in growth push - BBC News

Rachel Reeves backs Heathrow third runway in growth push

The chancellor tells the BBC she wants a planning application "signed off" before the next election.

www.bbc.co.uk

The way some cunt whose name I cant remember tried to square this with the labour commitment to go green was so cringeworthy I was literally shouting at the radio, there is of course no way the 2 things can be balanced yet he just kept repeating how import reducing emissions are ro the labour cunts and completely avoided the blatant fact that increasing air traffic and reducing emissions are absolutely diametrically opposed by talking over the obviously frustrated and gobsmacked interviewer, how do these cunts sleep at night?

 

[tommers]

Just one more runway bro. Bro. Just one more bro. It'll solve everything bro. Just one more.

 

[Pickman's model]

I distinctly remember seeing private jets taking off from Biggin Hill to ? Verbier during the xmas of 2020 when no one was supposed to travel. One rule for them and another for the rest of us. Screw'em.

Reeves announced the 3rd runway could be ready by 2035 ! yeah right. It's all a bit nuts since this whole process has been gone through once already and failed.

Long before 2035 Reeves' career will have been flushed down the shitter