A way will be found, there's a lot of backroom give and take available. The rest of the EU has a load of opt outs on matters of national imprtance.
Lord Smith, the chairman of the Environment Agency, said yesterday that the runway could not go ahead unless "very strict pollution limits" were set. He was sceptical that the EU standards could be met, and would prefer that the runway was not built.
John Stewart, the chairman of Hacan Clearskies, which leads opposition to the project, said yesterday: "The runway will never see the light of day."
HACAN are a bunch or arrogant, selfish NIMBYs.