I meant to set up one of these yesterday but never quite got round to it, so I'm really pleased to see someone else (thanks, David Morgan!) has set up a Heathrow petition on the Number 10 website. If you're itching for another way to vent your anger at the government's appalling decision, sign it now.
Posted by jamie — 15 January 2009 at 7:38pm
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The (let's not beat about the bush here) insane decision to approve a third runway at Heathrow has caused passions to flare in some rather startling ways. Emma Thompson (who you may remember is one of the four names on the deeds to our Airplot) pulled out all the stops on the ITN lunchtime news. Be warned: this video contains the word "egregious".
Posted by jamie — 14 January 2009 at 7:41pm
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So we've heard that, at long last and after much faffing around, the government will finally announce its decision on that third runway tomorrow. I have to add the 'probably' caveat as it's been delayed many times before but I doubt anyone will be slack-jawed if they give Heathrow expansion a big thumbs-up.
Despite the enormity of this decision, and the ramifications for people around the world, Gordon Brown has refused to promise a vote in the Commons on the issue. John Randall MP referred back to the day Plane Stupid sat on the roof of the house when he waggishly reminded Brown what he said at the time.
Commenting on reports that the Government will tomorrow
announce consent for a third runway at Heathrow, Greenpeace executive director
John Sauven
said:
Nearly 5,000 people have already become "beneficial owners" of a plot of land on
the site of the proposed third runway at Heathrow airport, just hours after
Greenpeace announced the launch of what airport owner BAA today described as a
"clever" plan to block expansion at the airport.
A thousand people an
hour are now signing up to the scheme by visiting the Greenpeace website, and on
current rates Greenpeace expects the number to reach 10,000 by the end of the
day.
