Building a third runway at Heathrow will damage more than the environment – it will also increase class divides
The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Heathrow expansion vote in parliament on Monday is about more than just environmental concerns – it’s also about the kind of society we want to live in. So either regional airports, who’ve been told this will mean more business for them, have been sold a pup or we’re going to drive a jumbo jet through our climate change obligations. Simon Calder interview exclusive with UK Shadow Chancellor: John McDonnell tells Boris Johnson ‘keep your election promise’ on Heathrow expansion Climate change is an existential threat to our economy, and ultimately to civilisation as we know it. Chasing new runway capacity to cater to ever more frequent leisure flights by Britain’s wealthiest households isn’t just iniquitous – it’s bad economic policy.
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