Kalium Chloride:
I find your remark re The Heathrow Director somewhat hurtful.
The trouble is that most readers of The Sun don't know that the reports are masquerading as "aviation Journalism" and so swallow them, hook, line and sinker. If ONLY The Heathrow Director, (who is a very well respected and qualified member of the Heathrow team) were writing the aviation stories for The Sun it wouldn't be sensationalist rubbish that is often written by ignorant journalists. I rather agree with his sentiments.
He is indeed IDEALLY qualified but would a truthful and professional assesment of a non event sell papers? And that I believe is the point.
Point 4