Ho ho ho, this thread has been brought back from the dead, well done!
And that is the trouble. Any descision would be better than no descision, but none of our politicians have the intellect, common sense, or balls to make a one.
Correct, likely to see Brentford FC in the Premier league for the first time since 1947 (First Division then of course) and the results of Chilcott before a decision is made on LHR expansion.
And so they will hapily lose £30 bn in earnings, while saying they cannot build Silver-Boris because it is too expensive. Frankly, this demonstrates the futility of democracy, which can only afford to look forward a maximum of five years. Perhaps it is about time for a military coup, and install someone with a 30-year vision.
Silver Island is a non-starter for all the reasons mentioned
ad nauseum on this and other threads, but even if it went ahead,
the timescale involved means that Heathrow would still need to be expanded in the interim.
This simple fact makes Silver Island even more of a non-starter.
It's also not about "democracy": France, Germany and the Netherlands are democracies: France, Germany and the Netherlands have each expanded their hub airport.
All you need for a thirty year vision is for Conservative and Labour to reach consensus, like they do on several issues.
If there's any coups occurring in Europe, would suggest that Greece is more of a candidate than the UK.