Times delves into transport appraisal in bid to thwart Heathrow expansion

Transport appraisal rarely makes headlines in the national press but, following the Government’s decision to support a third runway at Heathrow, the The Times took a look at the projected economic benefits and was unimpressed with what it found.

In the aftermath of the Government’s announcement of support for a third runway at Heathrow Airport (LTT 28 Oct), The Times ran a series of news stories and opinion pieces critical of the decision. “Theresa May is right in thinking Britain needs to invest in big infrastructure projects, but she is wrong in thinking a new runway at Heathrow is one of them,” said the paper’s leader column on 26 October. “A decision of sorts is better than none at all. It will at...

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