On the beach
At last a decent article on the new London Airport:
Uummm, another article that says East is Best and all the money/investment goody, goody BUT no mention of how you compensate all the folks in the West who are impoverished by all the new wealth in the East.
Just how much would it cost to close LHR without option etc. etc. Until someone starts discussing that - we are nowhere. And please don't tell me that it can then be redeveloped to pay off the loans. That requires foresight, planning, cojones and an appetite for a 25 year project (Plan and build new / Close and redevelop old) the like of which no British govt has been able to do since 1945. Not going to happen.
Of course, the next committee of numpties is not going to come up with an answer either. because their job will be to 'advise' and then the next clump of ministers will look at the problem and do nothing.