Tag Archives: hazel blears
BAA must sell Stansted – why do you need a new runway then?
The Competition Commission’s report into BAA’s ownership of multiple airports has concluded that BAA must sell Stansted, Gatwick and one of Edinburgh or Glasgow airports. They have two years to sell off Stansted and interestingly the Commission has not insisted any … Continue reading
Appeal against Stansted expansion launched
As I mentioned here previously, the Government’s decision to allow expansion of passenger numbers at Stansted is a shocking indictment of their short-sighted and incoherent approach to climate change and aviation. Geoff Hoon and Hazel Blears even went as far … Continue reading
Goodbye Planning
A goodbye message to the planning system was sent by the Woodland Trust, CPRE, RSPB, Friends of the Earth, the Wildlife Trusts and others with these adverts in the Times and Telegraph today: Download the full advert The Government’s plans … Continue reading
Slippery slope
The new Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon has wasted little time in making his contribution to the incoherent Government approach to climate change and environmental protection. Today Mr Hoon and Hazel Blears, Communities Secretary, have approved BAA’s plans to increase the … Continue reading
