Quote: "You are wrong, yet again. Courtesy of Blair, who does not have to deal with the consequences, the UK is now the most crowded nation in Europe (Malta aside)."
Dear oh dear, you appear to be allowing your hatred of Blair cloud your judgement.
Malta: 3,424 people/sq mi.
Netherlands: 1,046 people/sq mi.
Belgium: 919 people/sq mi.
UK: 660 people/sq mi.
Germany: 593 people/sq mi.
Was not too far off the mark as it happens: got UK and Germany the wrong way around and missed out Malta.
Either way it does not make the UK the most densely populated country in Europe.
Next.
Quote: "That, is why we need to save space, especially for something as wasteful of space as an airfield."
What does this actually mean?
Quote: "And saying we have empty spaces in Cornwall and Scotland is absurd - it is the southeast that needs the extra living space."
Re-read the post, the points referred specifically to the UK, not to parts thereof. No, it is not "absurd" to mention vast empty swathes, more than just Cornwall and scotland incidentally, they are the reason why the UK is not the most densely populated country in Europe.
The fact is that the UK has a population imbalance and needs to move people and jobs away from the south east. Obviously easier said than done. That said, as densely populated as the south east undoubtedly is, there is still a great deal of open space there.
Even in the city of London there is much open space. Grab a right hand window seat on a westerly approach to LHR and this becomes apparent.
Quote: "firstly, you still have an obsession with the semi-detach, which is hugely wasteful of space, and therefore not economic for land reclamation."
Have never mentioned "semi-detach", but what's wrong with them anyway? Clearly these are a very popular design of house and have been for many years.
Quote: "Re third runway possibility..seems to me that the Govt has made its decision.
Would they really have approved a £500 million rail link from Wales and the Thames Valley to Heathrow yesterday to be ready in about 10 years if they were going for Boris Island ??
Think not !"
Well said Nigel, it does appear to be the case doesn't it! Now they need to get on with it, sharpish.
Last edited by Fairdealfrank; 17th Jul 2012 at 21:47.