Truthfully, I expected at every stage that someone would come up with a showstopper reason why it can’t possibly work. No one has come up with one.
“I think that I’m somebody with a strong grasp of some of the social and economic divisions in our country and with a sense of direction for the future.”
The case for Fox. He will ensure that promotion is based on merit – not upon which dinner party you attend. And he wants a directly-elected Party Chairman.
I can exclusively reveal that the new, DfID-funded £250 million runway may never be safe to use.
Plus: Leadsom does well. Cameron runs away. No normal person I know is voting Remain. And: for LBC, world affairs. For the BBC, bedwetting.
Now that the airport will meet, and in many cases exceed, the conditions set out by the Airports Commission, there is no reason for the Government to delay further.
Every year, thousands of civilian aircraft are attacked and dozens of children suffer permanent eye damage.
Win or lose, the London Mayoral candidate now needs to show the message discipline of a conventional candidate…without losing his individualist charm.
Mildenhall could provide Suffolk with a commercial airport.
The threat of more pollution and noise in west London must be resisted.
Now is the time to copy what the rest of Europe is doing and make a decision on capacity at Heathrow and Gatwick without further delay
Government needs to start planning now for our long-term transport needs. That might not be consistent with growing the airport.
The Sunday Telegraph reports that there will be an announcement within the next few weeks.
The Conservative MEP leader and would-be London Mayoral candidate on Ambition, Opportunity and Enterprise – and why that shortlist should be extended.
It is over a year since the Independent Airports Commission backed the development. The Government should implement the recommendation.