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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Dave Hill

Airport news

The government has just announced it is delaying its decision about a third runway at Heathrow. Are Kit and Boris encouraged? Is their dream of "Boris Island" a little nearer coming true? There's grapevine talk of having the government "on the run," though this may be semi-satirical. An official response is on its way.

Meanwhile, I've stumbled over an intelligent blog and website opposing the expansion of London City Airport. That's the one Johnson said during the campaign that he would put a freeze on, then did something slightly different once in power. Its authors claim to have got up Sir Simon Milton's nose. Now read on.

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