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Topic: Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion (not)
Posted by: Paul Morris
Date/Time: 26/11/07 20:49:00

Gary
You suggest expansion at LHR means more jobs and prosperity for the area. Do you notice any lack of jobs and prosperity in London or Chiswick, or most other parts of London these days? I dont. I do notice lots of foreign workers that are coming in to fill the surplus jobs we already have. I also notice a road system that is close to gridlock, deterioriating air quality, a shortage of affordable housing, and night flights that stop me getting a good nights sleep. Most of the jobs at LHR are pretty low quality in the scheme of the global economy, like shop staff, security, baggage handling etc. These jobs are not exactly the cutting edge of the information world. As others have stated, the fastest growing group of passengers are transit. They ara a negative for the UK economy, filling seats and driving up prices for domestic travellers. Phasing out transit passengers would give ample capacity for growth. As to your suggestions that LHR is anything close to world class airport, I think you are having a laugh. The place is a disorganised dump that is suffering from years of under investment. Before the govnt gives BAA the green light for expansion they might actually get them to prove that they can handle the capacity they have.

A domestic high speed rail line would remove the need for many of the internal flights in the UK. This would be good for the regions, perhaps easing a little of the overcrowding in the south east. Expanding LHR will suck in more passengers from the regions, further increasing the strain on our overcrowded roads and motorways, people who would otherwise happily travel from local airports.

There was a fantastic article by Simon Jenkins in the sunday times destroying the 3rd runway, and a pretty good one in tonights evenin g standard. If you really believe in the need for a 3rd runway, perhaps you could take apart their arguments.


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I'm all for Heathrow expansion.26/11/07 14:00:00 Gary Watson
   Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion.26/11/07 14:05:00 Sara Nathan
      Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion.26/11/07 14:14:00 Gary Watson
      Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion.26/11/07 14:15:00 Will Watson
         Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion.26/11/07 14:23:00 Bernadette Paul
            Re:Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion.26/11/07 14:37:00 Malcolm Peltu
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion.26/11/07 14:46:00 Gary Watson
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion.26/11/07 16:28:00 Ed Yelland
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion.27/11/07 08:55:00 Bernadette Paul
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion.27/11/07 09:04:00 Gary Watson
            Re:Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion.26/11/07 14:38:00 Gary Watson
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion.26/11/07 14:47:00 Andy Rooney
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion.26/11/07 15:09:00 Gary Watson
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion.26/11/07 16:02:00 Andy Rooney
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion.26/11/07 16:10:00 Gary Watson
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion.26/11/07 16:22:00 Andy Rooney
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion.26/11/07 16:32:00 Ed Yelland
         Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion.26/11/07 14:34:00 Gary Watson
            Re:Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion.26/11/07 15:13:00 Will Watson
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion.26/11/07 15:24:00 Gary Watson
            Re:Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion.26/11/07 15:25:00 Martin Williams
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion.26/11/07 15:29:00 Gary Watson
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion.26/11/07 15:29:00 Gary Watson
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion.26/11/07 15:31:00 Gary Watson
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion.26/11/07 15:35:00 John Mc Cann
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion.26/11/07 15:51:00 Gary Watson
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion.26/11/07 15:46:00 Richard Jennings
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion.26/11/07 15:54:00 Gary Watson
                        I'm all for Heathrow expansion.26/11/07 16:19:00 Verification Required
                           Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion.26/11/07 16:25:00 Yeshim Harris
                           Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion.27/11/07 07:37:00 Gary Watson
   Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion (not)26/11/07 16:41:00 Richard Greenhough
      Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion (not)26/11/07 20:49:00 Paul Morris
      Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion (not)27/11/07 07:47:00 Gary Watson
         Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion (not)27/11/07 08:26:00 Peter Goodhew
            Re:Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion (not)27/11/07 08:35:00 Gary Watson
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion (not)27/11/07 19:03:00 David Fox
   Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion.26/11/07 23:58:00 Peter Goodhew
      Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion.27/11/07 07:54:00 Gary Watson
         Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion. (NOT)27/11/07 08:49:00 Yeshim Harris
            Re:Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion. (NOT)27/11/07 08:57:00 Gary Watson
      Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion.27/11/07 09:00:00 Martin Whaley
         Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion.27/11/07 09:12:00 Gary Watson
            Re:Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion.27/11/07 10:23:00 Tina Gallacher
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion.27/11/07 10:26:00 Gary Watson
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion (not).27/11/07 10:47:00 Richard Greenhough
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion (not).27/11/07 11:22:00 Sammy Todd
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion (not).27/11/07 11:25:00 Will Watson
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion (not).27/11/07 11:47:00 Jason Knights
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion (not).27/11/07 11:50:00 Gary Watson
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion (not).27/11/07 13:24:00 Guy Lambert
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion (not).27/11/07 16:01:00 Sarah Harty
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion (not).27/11/07 16:11:00 Guy Lambert
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion (not).27/11/07 16:23:00 Sarah Harty
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion (not).27/11/07 16:52:00 Jonathan Bingham
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion (not).27/11/07 18:15:00 Tom Pike
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion (not).27/11/07 16:20:00 Ed Yelland
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion (not).27/11/07 13:17:00 Richard Greenhough
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion (not).27/11/07 20:30:00 Paul Morris
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion (not).27/11/07 23:34:00 Tom Pike
                                 Near Kew or Far Kew>28/11/07 07:34:00 Gary Watson
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion (not).28/11/07 10:15:00 Jonathan Bingham
                                    Local Conservatives oppose Heathrow expansion28/11/07 12:06:00 David Giles
                                       Re:Local Conservatives oppose Heathrow expansion28/11/07 12:55:00 Gary Watson
                                    "Westerly preference"28/11/07 13:06:00 Brendan McCarthy
                                       Re:"Westerly preference"28/11/07 13:36:00 Pete Higginson
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion (not).28/11/07 13:40:00 Tom Pike
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion (not).28/11/07 13:54:00 Richard Jennings
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion (not).28/11/07 14:35:00 Tom Pike
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion (not).28/11/07 14:43:00 Yeshim Harris
                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion (not).28/11/07 14:50:00 Gary Watson
                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion (not).28/11/07 15:18:00 Martin Whaley
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion (not).29/11/07 07:19:00 Gary Watson
                                                       Benefits of Heathrow Expansion to Current Passengers "negligible" - DfT29/11/07 07:57:00 Tom Pike
                                                         Re: Benefits of Heathrow Expansion to Current Passengers "negligible" - DfT29/11/07 08:45:00 Gary Watson
                                                            Re:Re: Benefits of Heathrow Expansion to Current Passengers "negligible" - DfT29/11/07 08:54:00 Tom Pike
                                                               Re:Re:Re: Benefits of Heathrow Expansion to Current Passengers "negligible" - DfT29/11/07 09:02:00 Gary Watson
   Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion.29/11/07 10:45:00 Paul Hazeltine
   Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion.29/11/07 10:46:00 Paul Hazeltine
      Re:Re:I'm all for Heathrow expansion.29/11/07 11:51:00 Pete Higginson
         I'm all for Heathrow contraction.29/11/07 18:33:00 Martin James Bleach

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