How can it be out of control in terms of cost when the project has not been approved?
I agree strong project management and cost controls need to be strictly maintained.
I do not believe it will cost £18Bn to put some concrete down between my office and LHR over what is overwhelmingly fields ready owned by HAL. Sipson will go but that's the painful price of progress IMHO. The M4 and M25 need fixing and updating anyway, ask anyone who has to use them. Attaching those substantial costs to LHR expansion is, and I do apologise to Shed, "conflation".
But good answers all and in good spirits of debate
