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Thames Estuary
Boris Island Under Attack
No, not from a small army of Ken Livingstone supporters armed with sharp sticks, but from Medway Council who have branded the proposal ‘pie in the sky’. We thought it was more like ‘pie in the river’ but seeing as it’s been on, then off, …
Airport Expansion: East vs West
Image / Route79 By chance or design, two reports released today advocate, respectively, the building of a new island airport and the expansion of Heathrow. The British Chamber of Commerce made the sure-to-be-unpopular boast that a third runway at Heathrow would pack an additional £30 …
Estuary Airport: No “Fantasy Island”
Image courtesy of Picture Perfect Pose under a Creative Commons Attribution licence Boris isn’t letting go, is he? He and a bunch of other Thames Estuary airport campaigners nipped out on a dredger on Friday to inspect the likely site for this blue-sky-thinking aviation hub. …
The Impossible Airport Dream?
Is this tranquility going to be shattered?Image by philmciver Debate over the fate of London’s airports is hotting up this week. A decision on whether to allow the controversial third runway at Heathrow is expected on Thursday and business types are piling pressure on the …
Thames Estuary Airport Plan Inches Forward
Seems that Boris Johnson wasn’t just suffering from air rage when he promised a Thames Estuary airport. Despite the various difficulties such a development would engender, the Mayor is set to appoint the civil engineer responsible for Hong Kong’s floating airport to study its feasibility. …
Alternative Airport Analysis Anguish
After his disrupted return from hols back in August, Mayor Johnson vowed to investigate alternatives to our existing London airport situation given the regular breakdowns the big 2 experience, strident opposition to Heathrow expansion and stalling on City Airport’s expansion plans. As good as his …
Boris Baggage Balls-up Opens Thames Estuary Airport Idea
Being Mayor of London has its perks. If your family have a crappy time getting home from holiday, caught up in the purgatory of Gatwick baggage reclaim and – despite your eminent public standing and instantly recognisable blond moptop – being helpless to do anything …
Extra, Extra: multi-species edition
London is trying to export its problems: mitten crabs may be a pest here but they’re a delicacy in China. Some London office computer keyboards apparently harbour more bacteria than the average loo seat. Shell aren’t fluffy bunnies: they have pulled out of a project …
Weekend Round-Up
Here’s what we’ve learned whilst you’ve been making snowmen: It’s snowing. Perfect excuse for Terminal 5 to dig itself a little deeper. Time to spare? Got an historical leaning? Osterley House needs you. We’ve got sea-horses. In the Thames Estuary. Which apparently proves that our …
