O.K. now that what we all knew WHAT would happen HAS happened i hope BHX and also the west midlands region as whole will withdraw any support for HS2. I mean , all along BHX has said they want HS2 as a means of getting people from the south to use an expanded airport in the midlands so now that business case is no longer relevant hopefully HS2 will be kicked into touch.
HST is not about bringing air pax from London to BHX, according to the government spinners it’s
not about high speed either: it’s apparently about “capacity”.
However this government may not be in power in 2 years time.
Probably won't be once it's lost all it's marginals around LHR and it's "safe" seats in the Chilterns and Oxfordshire to the third runways and HS2 NIMBYs.
At the next election, marginal seats will change hands on issues such as the cost of living and the economy,
and whether UKIP can take enough votes away from the incumbents to let in challengers, it’s as simple as that.
So let’s nail, once and for all, this fantasy that marginal seats will change hands because of airport policy.
Of the seats around LHR, 1 is safe Libdem (Twickenham), 3 are safe Con (Maidenhead, Spelthorne and Windsor), 4 are safe Labour (Feltham and Heston, Hayes and Harlington, Slough and Southall)
Just 2 are marginal Con: Brentford and Isleworth (Con-Lab marginal), with many airport workers; and Richmomnd Park (Con-Libdem marginal), where LHR expansion is a non-issue because both Zac Goldsmith the sitting MP and his Libdem challenger will be anti-LHR expansion.