David Cameron is heading for turbulence over Heathrow July 1, 2015 Sir Howard Davies did Prime Minister David Cameron no favours yesterday when he recommended building a third runway at London’s Heathrow Airport, a proposal that Cameron had previously ruled out with “no ifs, no buts.” Davies’ conclusions shoved Cameron into yet another political firestorm, with pressure mounting last night from senior members of his own [...]
Sir Martin Sorrell on Heathrow expansion: Back it and get building – the government must move quickly on third runway July 1, 2015 After nearly three years spent carefully examining the evidence, the Airports Commission published its Final Report yesterday. Its definitive view, following what has been a long and robust process, is that London needs one new runway, and that the best option is to expand Heathrow. We believe that we need airport expansion, and that the [...]
Airports Commission: The fight is still on to stop Heathrow third runway, say local action groups July 1, 2015 Heathrow still faces a fight for its third runway to be finalised, despite being recommended by Sir Howard Davies’ independent airports commission yesterday. Speaking in the House of Commons today, transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin accepted that the issues are “not easy to resolve”, and local residents showed no sign of dropping their fight after [...]
Heathrow expansion: Here’s what the third runway will actually look like July 1, 2015 With all the fuss over today's recommendation by the Airports Commission that Heathrow should be given a third runway, what does that mean for the local area? Read more: Businesses urge government not to delay Heathrow third runway Although businesses have widely embraced the decision, locals have been vociferous in their opposition. You can understand [...]
Airports Commission report: Five things you can get for the same price as Sir Howard Davies’ report cost July 1, 2015 The long-awaited, much-delayed Airports Commission report is finally here. It's been a three-year slog, it's cost millions – and, well, it hasn't resolved very much at all yet. Sir Howard Davies and his team settled on Heathrow as the frontrunner, but that doesn't mean a new runway is going to happen. The final cost of [...]
Airports Commission report: We’ll decide on Heathrow third runway by the end of the year, says David Cameron July 1, 2015 The government will decide whether to accept a recommendation by the Airports Commission, led by Sir Howard Davies, to increase capacity at Heathrow airport by building a third runway "by the end of the year", the Prime Minister said today. Read more: Here's what the third runway will actually look like Although David Cameron ducked [...]
Heathrow third runway expansion: Boris Johnson says “it’s not going to happen” July 1, 2015 "It's not going to happen" Boris Johnson has said of the Airport Commission's decision to back expansion at Heathrow airport. The London mayor whose own proposals for a new airport on the Thames estuary dubbed "Boris Island" were sunk last year, called the Heathrow plans "disastrous". He accused Sir Howard Davies who led the commission [...]
Zac Goldsmith says he will resign if government goes ahead with Heathrow expansion July 1, 2015 Zac Goldsmith, the favourite to be London mayor, has confirmed this morning that he will resign his seat if the government decides to follow Sir Howard Davies' recommendations to expand Heathrow. The Conservatives' star candidate said in an interview with LBC: "It’s a pledge of course I'd honour." Though he added he did not think [...]
Businesses urge the government not to delay after Airports Commission report’s recommendation to build a third runway at Heathrow airport July 1, 2015 This morning a report from Sir Howard Davies' Airports Commission recommended the building of a third runway at Heathrow Airport, saying it could provide £147bn of economic growth and 70,000 jobs by 2050. The report has been a long time coming: former London School of Economics chief Davies was appointed three years ago to lead [...]
Sir Howard Davies’ Airports Commission report backs third runway at Heathrow – but says Gatwick is a “credible” option July 1, 2015 Howard Davies' Airports Commission has recommended building a new runway at Heathrow, rather than Gatwick. Read more: Businesses call for action on Heathrow expansion The long-awaited report, revealed this morning, called a new runway at Heathrow the "clear and unanimous" decision, and suggested it could provide £147bn in economic growth and 70,000 jobs by [...]