Government growth plans often come into conflict with the wellbeing of residents and the environment.
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Airline operations are hugely complex – so putting things right in a crisis is difficult and costly.
The airport is part of the UK’s critical national infrastructure.
The UK’s energy system is facing growing threats from unprecedented hazards.
The UK’s environmental commitments leave no room for extra runways.
Persistence pays off – but unless campaigners put forward an alternative, the airports will always be able to fight back.
Turning from the conflict of airport expansions to a vision of a low-carbon transport system.
A Heathrow expansion is going to benefit the rich and hurt the poor.
Good public access for Melbourne Airport and others like it depends on not fixating on one solution, like a single rail line, but instead developing multiple options integrated with the city’s needs.
Those backing Heathrow’s proposed new runway want to depoliticise the issue entirely. But hard choices are inevitable.
A tory political career ends, a Lib Dem’s begins – and Labour loses its deposit.
Lessons from the Soviet Union reveal how we can fret about climate change and celebrate Heathrow’s expansion at the same time.
Heathrow’s bid for a third runway is not over yet. Political wrangling, environmental concerns, planning and financing must all be overcome.
Holiday making accounts for almost a tenth of the British economy. Here’s how it might be impacted by a vote to leave the EU.
Both Goldsmith and Khan oppose the Heathrow expansion – so how will they solve the air capacity crisis?
Protesters could be tempted to add ‘criminal damage’ to trespass, thereby ensuring a more sympathetic trial by jury.
As fierce debate rages over where to build London’s next runway, we may well be missing a trick.
The key consideration for a new airport is ultimately market demand – what do customers want. And airport customers (airlines) want a Heathrow hub.
Heathrow’s refurbished Terminal 2 was unveiled to much fanfare earlier this year. Officially re-opened by the queen, the shiny new terminal even provided the studio for an episode of the BBC’s weekly Question…
The Airports Commission has finally rejected Boris Johnson’s proposal for a new international hub in the Thames estuary, reinforcing the expectation that Heathrow and possibly Gatwick will be given the…
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