Monday, September 10, 2012
Boris flies off in opposite direction to Cameron
If there ever had been any doubt as to whether Boris Johnson was on a collision course with the Prime Minister the it has been dispelled by this article in today's Telegraph.
They report that the London Mayor is to defy David Cameron by holding a rival inquiry into the future of aviation capacity which will specifically exclude a third runway at Heathrow.
They say that the “call for evidence” will hear from airlines, airport operators, local authorities and aviation experts, gleanings their views on his proposal for a new airport in the Thames estuary or expansion on alternative sites around the capital.
Quite how such a loaded study will provide the persepective needed to make an objective decision is difficult to see. But then Boris doesn't run the country, just London. At the moment anyway.
They report that the London Mayor is to defy David Cameron by holding a rival inquiry into the future of aviation capacity which will specifically exclude a third runway at Heathrow.
They say that the “call for evidence” will hear from airlines, airport operators, local authorities and aviation experts, gleanings their views on his proposal for a new airport in the Thames estuary or expansion on alternative sites around the capital.
Quite how such a loaded study will provide the persepective needed to make an objective decision is difficult to see. But then Boris doesn't run the country, just London. At the moment anyway.
