Neil Spurrier

Windsor MP @jackmrankin speaks out against a third runway at Heathrow bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Hardly surprising that most of the worst affected areas by plane noise are in London and the Thames Valley. With a 3rd runway, this would enhance Heathrow’s flight paths as the epicentre of aircraft noise in Europe. See how your area fares ⬇️ mol.im/a/15660439

ICYMI: ‘Why Heathrow is building Britain’s most costly car park’ Excellent piece which cites some of the key challenges associated with the costs of Heathrow expansion (Sunday Telegraph, 22 March)

It could only be governments who are blindingly incompetent to allow the building of a new high speed rail line that is not after all..........high speed. No doubt their support for Heathrow expansion is as ill advised. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Really good time for our GOV to support building another runway at Heathrow, I don't think.....😭 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Hopefully Heathrow expansion together with its demolition of over 700 houses will be consigned to the dustbin where it belongs - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/ac… via @FT

"We have to be careful not to use words like scientific when describing the OBR because it's always inevitably going to contain value judgements." Our head economist Dr. Lydia Prieg speaking to the Treasury Select Committee this morning about about the OBR

Heathrow expansion will impose significant financial costs on taxpayers. All whilst increasing the cost of flying for hard working families. It is clear that the public will pay more than once to the benefit of Heathrow shareholders. #NoThirdRunway

“It is inconceivable that airlines will invest circa £65 billion in new and replacement aircraft between 2026 and 2045 to fill Heathrow to achieve lower margins than … they could achieve by deploying aircraft elsewhere in Europe”

"The airport starts its own response with the line: “Heathrow is a regulatory success story” — a statement that sounds all the more delusional when it’s shot down by the airlines that use it." thetimes.com/article/8dec1d…

For those of you who missed last night's UECNA webinar where Dutch campaigners outlined the methods they used to successfully challenge Schiphol Airport, here is the link to the webinar: youtu.be/vm9VrbyMsB4

Using plants and crops for fuel feedstocks is inefficient and risks indirect land-use change. Tweaking the SAF Mandate to allow more biomass feedstocks is a bad idea, for many reasons. We set them all out in our consultation response. aef.org.uk/2026/03/03/gov…

Heathrow airport has been accused of “misrepresentation” over claims a third runway can be delivered within a decade at no cost to the taxpayer. thetimes.com/article/9d2c07…

@NoR3Coalition no3rdrunwaycoalition.co.uk/briefings

Briefing from @NoR3Coalition "The Transport Select Committee concluded that there will be 170,000 fewer flights from non-London airports compared to a no expansion scenario. DfT forecasts that growth at non-London airports will be 17% less by 2050" no3rdrunwaycoalition.co.uk/briefings

"Aviation emissions now contribute a greater share to the UK emissions total than the electricity supply sector. This stands in stark contrast to the situation in 1990, when aviation emissions were ten times lower than emissions from electricity...." theccc.org.uk/publication/pr…

A report out today from the European Environment Agency finds a link between noise, including aircraft noise, and mental health. Found a 12% increase in depression risk per 10dB Lden increase in aircraft noise. eea.europa.eu/en/newsroom/ne…

The numbers don’t lie. A third runway at Heathrow would hurt our regions, not help them. The DfT predicts growth at non-London airports will be 17% lower by 2050 if Heathrow expands. Britain deserves balanced growth, not London at the expense of everywhere else. #NoThirdRunway

CE Delft on behalf of the Schiphol Social Council (MRS). The MRS concludes: a smaller airport will yield more broad prosperity for the Netherlands than its current size

"decision to allow Heathrow to push expansion preparation and planning costs onto airline customers could be in breach of the US-UK bilateral trade deal agreed by Starmer last year" Any decision to allow Heathrow to early recoup its and Arora's costs would be truly crazy