The Campaign

Heathrow protesters to barricade homes

Wednesday, 25 November 2009 00:00

Anti-aviation activists will help residents around Heathrow airport barricade their homes and resist compulsory purchase orders to block construction of a third runway. Campaigners believe the sight of the British Airports Authority and the police evicting people could help halt the airport's expansion.

BAA is to start buying 700 properties under threat from the third runway, which has government backing but is opposed by the Tories and Lib-Dems. BAA said this would "reduce the uncertainty faced by residents wishing to sell their property".

Read the full article in The Evening Standard.

The only thing which will reduce the uncertainty is the scrapping of plans to expand Heathrow.

BAA's bully-boy tactics must be resisted until that happens.

Third runway protesters win bid for public hearing

Friday, 07 August 2009 00:00

Campaigners against a third runway at Heathrow have won the right for a public hearing to examine their case. It sets the scene for a major showdown, probably this autumn, where protesters will argue a third runway will no longer be needed if high-speed rail goes ahead.

A coalition of green groups, residents and councils successfully fought in the High Court for a three-day public hearing into the case against the runway on the grounds of public interest.

The protesters said the Government had gone further than it should have done in approving BAA's bid to expand the west London airport. They claim former transport secretary Geoff Hoon's statement to Parliament in January, in which he gave the green light to the third runway, was "fundamentally different" from the proposals on which the Government consulted.

They also claimed the decision was incompatible with the Government's climate change policy. The next stage of the battle will draw on comments by new Transport Secretary, Lord Adonis, that high-speed rail can replace some of the 100million short-haul flights from Heathrow each year, creating spare capacity.

Read the full article in The Evening Standard.

This is what we wanted. Let's see what the DfT comes up with as government "policy" in trying to defend the indefensible when the judicial review takes place.

Reading joins 2M's Heathrow battle

Monday, 22 June 2009 00:00

Reading Borough Council has become the latest local authority to join the 2M Group which campaigns against Heathrow expansion. The group, which took its name from the two million residents of the original 12 members, now represents 24 authorities with a combined population of more than 5 million people and is supported by the Mayor of London.

Wandsworth Council leader Edward Lister, speaking on behalf of 2M, said: “We are delighted to welcome Reading on board. It shows just how widely the impact of a third runway would be felt across the south east. We have built a broad coalition which comprises councils and MPs from every party, local authorities representing rural and urban areas as well as a host of environmental and residents groups. With support from so many different areas I am confident this is a battle we can win.”

A core group of 2M councils is currently seeking judicial review of the Government’s decision to expand Heathrow. The case is backed by the Mayor of London, Transport for London and environmental groups including the Campaign for Protection of Rural England.

Read the full article at 24dash.com.

Against Heathrow expansion we have the 2M Group representing 5 million people, a broad coalition of environmental and residents' groups plus a significant number of businesses which are not browbeaten by the aviation lobby.

In favour of Heathrow expansion we have BAA, BA, the DfT, Gordon Brown and the various vested interests which comprise the aviation lobby.

Come the election we shall judge the man by the company he keeps.

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