But how does privatisation affect a public enquiry, be that for HS2 or LHR?!
Do you think that the government would have any more power over this if they owned LHR?
The people of west London would still throw a tizzy every time it is mentioned despite the fact the airport has been there since the forties, and the people of the Chilterns would still go nuts that someone has the audacity to smash civilisation through their sleepy villages.
If the Government owned LHR, then the taxpayer would have to pay for the new runway instead of BAA and the airlines doing it!