Navpi
No matter what evidence is to hand, the establishment always wanted the expansion at Lhr because it suits. That is regardless of cost, any other evidence etc. From the start of the last enquiry, the answer was always Lhr is the answer, what questions do we need to ask to get there. More importantly, what good evidence do we need to ignore. So the last report worked on the assumption that Lgw would not reach 40m pax until 2030 I think was the date. They are now past 45m already and no-one asks how can this be so wrong and how might it alter the result if the correct numbers were used? We will be told all sorts of lies about the wonderful benefits we will all enjoy from an expanded Lhr, almost all will never happen and nobody ever has to explain. The North doesn't matter at all, the world stops at Watford.
And we ridicule countries like Russia. Here is no better with some of the deceit that goes on.