Mike Bristow wrote:
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Bruce wrote:
What's not to like? :-)

The fact that it's east of London. Given that the prevailing winds
are east/west, it seems silly to put an airport to the east (or
west) of London, rather than North or South - it means that the
noise will impact more people.


The noise would impact only a tiny fraction of the number of people
whose quality of life is significantly degraded by the noise from
Heathrow Airport.

But this isn't just an airport. It's a carefully worked out proposal
for a genuine high speed rail network going far beyond HS1 and HS2,
fast rail freight links to a major container port and radial routes
out of London, an orbital railway paralleling the M25, a new Thames
Flood Barrier, a new Thames crossing to relieve Dartford-Thurrock, a
tidal stream power station and regeneration of the Medway Towns. It
is a visionary proposal that shows outstanding strategic thinking.

As I said, what's not to like?