‘Boris Island’ airport splits commentators as idea appears to gain political support

With proposals for a brand new ‘hub’ airport in the Thames Estuary seemingly moving inexorably up the political agenda, a sharp split has emerged in the media as to whether this is something that we ‘must’ have or just a colossal waste of money.

Architect Lord Norman Foster told The Daily Mail that a new Thames Estuary airport was vital to the future of Britain... whilst columnist Janet Street-Porter informed readers that it most definitely wasn’t

Architect Lord Norman Foster told The Daily Mail that a new Thames Estuary airport was vital to the future of Britain... whilst columnist Janet Street-Porter informed readers that it most definitely wasn’t

Once the media storm surrounding the HS2 decision had died down the papers rapidly turned their attention to the Government’s plans for aviation, and specifically proposals for a new airport in the Thames Estuary. Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins, who had been particularly scathing in his criticism of the HS2 go-ahead (LTT 19 Jan), was equally vitriolic in his attack on the notion that a Thames Estuary airport is a sensible idea, in comparison with the expansion of existing airports such...

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