Posts Tagged ‘Heathrow’
Expanding Heathrow Is Reckless And Ridiculous.
I find it inconceivable that any sane human being can even consider expansion at Heathrow. The idea of increasing the traffic over what is already a hellhole, already unfit for human habitation, is madness.
The sickening amount of money pumped into the campaign to expand Heathrow raises very unusual feelings in me. It repels me and turns me against business. If this is the result of the profit motive then it is sickening, disgusting and demeans everyone involved.
I think those who advocate expanding Heathrow have slipped into a form of mental illness where common sense is overwhelmed by greed. But I think they’re wrong. It cannot be a wise decision on any basis. The cost is far, far too great.
I’m with Boris and a brand, spanking new mega airport in the Thames Estuary. It is an investment that will enrich our country, that will create so many jobs over so many decades that it can only be a winner. It is the only rational decision.
I’m An Ex-Tory But Osborne’s Budget, The Rail Unions And No To Heathrow Could Get Me Back.
The budget is strategically brilliant. It makes reforms that are essential.
I think some people are going to suffer and I am particularly concerned about disabled people and students but I like this radicalism. It takes us in the right direction. It is political genius for the Conservative Party to introduce a higher minimum wage. All of Labour’s spokespeople are speechless.
I can agree with Boris that the Tube and GMB strike are vexatious and deliberately timed to coincide with the first Tory budget since 1996.
I also agree with Boris that London’s hub airport would be best sited in the Thames Estuary. We need this radicalism. It will create jobs and enormous wealth. The very idea that we should build another runway at Heathrow is, in my view, close to a war crime. It is a gross violation of humanity. It is disgusting that we should even contemplate subjecting a dense population to such violation.
So this Tory radicalism excites me. This sort of visionary, long-term politics is what Britain needs. Add a dash of liberal back in and we could be getting there.