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Post by Eastlondoner62 on Sept 1, 2023 18:38:10 GMT
Quite frankly it's their problem for living near an airport, the needs of the country come before a few individuals. I'd think that a lot of people would have lived there since before plans for expansion existed. Besides if you lived there you'd probably be concerned about your house being knocked down and having to move somewhere else, after potentially spending most or all your life living in the same area. Ever since I can remember (about 6 years back) when I first went to Harmondsworth/Sipson there were signs everywhere like 'Stop Heathrow expansion' There is always a chance an airport will expand, its not something you can move elsewhere. Everyone who is losing their homes gets a generous package as a result too. Like I said, the interests of the country itself are more important than a very few individuals. If this was Dubai or Qatar you'd get nowhere near the benefits here provided, all you would get is a day to leave by and if you don't then they will drag you out kicking and screaming. |
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Post by northlondon83 on Sept 1, 2023 18:44:50 GMT
I'd think that a lot of people would have lived there since before plans for expansion existed. Besides if you lived there you'd probably be concerned about your house being knocked down and having to move somewhere else, after potentially spending most or all your life living in the same area. Ever since I can remember (about 6 years back) when I first went to Harmondsworth/Sipson there were signs everywhere like 'Stop Heathrow expansion' There is always a chance an airport will expand, its not something you can move elsewhere. Everyone who is losing their homes gets a generous package as a result too. Like I said, the interests of the country itself are more important than a very few individuals. If this was Dubai or Qatar you'd get nowhere near the benefits here provided, all you would get is a day to leave by and if you don't then they will drag you out kicking and screaming. Comparing the UK to Qatar is like comparing Apples to Oranges. Clearly the UK is a much more civilised country! I still don't think that expanding an airport is beneficial. At a time where global warming is a worldwide issue, encouraging people to use possibly the least environmentally friendly method of transport is a bit laughable. |
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Post by Eastlondoner62 on Sept 1, 2023 18:58:23 GMT
There is always a chance an airport will expand, its not something you can move elsewhere. Everyone who is losing their homes gets a generous package as a result too. Like I said, the interests of the country itself are more important than a very few individuals. If this was Dubai or Qatar you'd get nowhere near the benefits here provided, all you would get is a day to leave by and if you don't then they will drag you out kicking and screaming. Comparing the UK to Qatar is like comparing Apples to Oranges. Clearly the UK is a much more civilised country! I still don't think that expanding an airport is beneficial. At a time where global warming is a worldwide issue, encouraging people to use possibly the least environmentally friendly method of transport is a bit laughable. Are you meant to get a bus to Dubai or something? |
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Post by northlondon83 on Sept 1, 2023 19:01:45 GMT
Comparing the UK to Qatar is like comparing Apples to Oranges. Clearly the UK is a much more civilised country! I still don't think that expanding an airport is beneficial. At a time where global warming is a worldwide issue, encouraging people to use possibly the least environmentally friendly method of transport is a bit laughable. Are you meant to get a bus to Dubai or something? Obviously for long distance travel no. But why fly to somewhere like Paris or Brussels when you can get the Eurostar. Regarding your previous point, if they did have to expand an airport in the London area then surely they can choose another like Gatwick. Heathrow isn't our only option and for some people others like Luton, Stanstead or Gatwick are more convenient |
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Post by Eastlondoner62 on Sept 1, 2023 19:05:44 GMT
Are you meant to get a bus to Dubai or something? Obviously for long distance travel no. But why fly to somewhere like Paris or Brussels when you can get the Eurostar. Regarding your previous point, if they did have to expand an airport in the London area then surely they can choose another like Gatwick. Heathrow isn't our only option and for some people others like Luton, Stanstead or Gatwick are more convenient Stansted doesn't need expanding, it has capacity. No other airline just wants to fly there at the moment. If you read the previous posts I've explained in detail why Heathrow needs expansion, airlines won't fly into an expanded Gatwick, Heathrow will still have capacity issues because airlines won't move out. Its like Westfield being busy so someone expands the shopping centre in Ealing slightly and then wonders why Westfield is still overcrowded. Planes are often cheaper to Paris and Brussells and in some cases can even be competitive time wise too. I'd certainly opt to fly to Paris, even to Manchester because it will probably be cheaper. |
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Post by SILENCED on Sept 1, 2023 23:06:22 GMT
Are you meant to get a bus to Dubai or something? Obviously for long distance travel no. But why fly to somewhere like Paris or Brussels when you can get the Eurostar. Regarding your previous point, if they did have to expand an airport in the London area then surely they can choose another like Gatwick. Heathrow isn't our only option and for some people others like Luton, Stanstead or Gatwick are more convenient Probably because they are connecting flights. If you need a connection are you going to travel to the other side of the city? Sometimes connections are good I have a friend in Australia, and generally find it is cheaper to get a flight to an Asian Hub and then onward travel that not is to not a direct flight to Sydney. I like Perth, so if there is a cheaper option from Asia via Perth one way I will take it. Not it Perth nearer to Asia time wise, it is normally cheaper as well. With regard to London Paris or Brussels, as people say about buses v train or tube ... Down to cost. How can a train be more expensive than plane? Down to Eurostar! |
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Post by capitalomnibus on Sept 4, 2023 23:31:32 GMT
When the demand is satisfied, or when provision is made for a completely new airport that's as easy to get to as Heathrow, if not easier. One of the major setbacks of Boris island was not the fact it was an island but its distance from London which would be unappealing. Demand for Air Travel is only growing and these demands need to be met. The issue is that due to it being a deregulated market airlines and passengers will do what they want and its hard to move people away from their norm of using Heathrow. You're going to displease a lot of people who live near Heathrow or in the flight path! I see absoultely no need to build a runway at Heathrow. Just another expensive and environment destroying project Tough, they built many of these houses after the airport was done. |
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Post by capitalomnibus on Sept 4, 2023 23:33:06 GMT
There is always a chance an airport will expand, its not something you can move elsewhere. Everyone who is losing their homes gets a generous package as a result too. Like I said, the interests of the country itself are more important than a very few individuals. If this was Dubai or Qatar you'd get nowhere near the benefits here provided, all you would get is a day to leave by and if you don't then they will drag you out kicking and screaming. Comparing the UK to Qatar is like comparing Apples to Oranges. Clearly the UK is a much more civilised country! I still don't think that expanding an airport is beneficial. At a time where global warming is a worldwide issue, encouraging people to use possibly the least environmentally friendly method of transport is a bit laughable. lol I beg to differ. I would say Qatar is far more civilised than the UK |
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Post by capitalomnibus on Sept 10, 2023 11:09:34 GMT
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Post by MetrolineGA1511 on Sept 16, 2023 6:32:27 GMT
Now that the Tories have changed the vote to first past the post (even though this was not voted on by the public in 1998) she would surely slip through the middle and win if Jeremy Corbyn does stand and split the Labour-leaning vote. |
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Post by capitalomnibus on Sept 16, 2023 9:01:41 GMT
Now that the Tories have changed the vote to first past the post (even though this was not voted on by the public in 1998) she would surely slip through the middle and win if Jeremy Corbyn does stand and split the Labour-leaning vote. I think Corbyn would win if he had stand. While he may not be the person to have been for the job at number 10. I can see him being the top person for mayor of London. |
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Post by wirewiper on Oct 2, 2023 12:37:39 GMT
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Post by Paul on Oct 2, 2023 13:37:55 GMT
Because no one else, ever, in the whole of human history has ever made a slip of the tongue. I honestly don’t understand why this is even news. It’s kind of sad for anyone to be making anything of this |
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Post by LD71YLO (BE37054) on Oct 2, 2023 18:36:44 GMT
What, however, this does highlight, is that Labour is lagging behind when it comes to having females in top positions. The first female leader of a political party, first female PM, now first female London mayoralty candidate. In fact, at some point during Theresa May's time as PM, Labour was the only major political party to have a male leader!
I understand it's not necessarily a race to have had the most female leaders etc, but just thought that this was an interesting little fact.
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Post by Eastlondoner62 on Oct 2, 2023 18:43:26 GMT
Because no one else, ever, in the whole of human history has ever made a slip of the tongue. I honestly don’t understand why this is even news. It’s kind of sad for anyone to be making anything of this Funny, whenever Dianne Abbott makes such mistakes the Tories have a field day. |
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