Heathrow delayed on take-off

"The art of statesmanship is to foresee the inevitable and to expedite its occurrence" - Charles Maurice de Talleyrand View this email in your browser Delays at Heathrow The big political news of the day is the government's eleventh hour decision to delay their final decision on where to deliver airport expansion in the UK. Government sources have been briefing for some time that Heathrow expansion is the favoured option. However, political difficulties, including sustained opposition from both the current mayor of London and the Conservative candidate for mayor of London, as well as the VW emissions scandal, which has left previous emissions estimates open to legal challenge, means the final decision will not now be taken at least until next summer.  So does Heathrow have a bright new expanded future? Boris Johnson insists it doesn't, but his staff at City Hall don't seem so sure. Today we uncover the news that the Greater London Authority last week invested millions of pounds in Heathrow's funding arm.  We also report on the reaction from Ukip's Nigel Farage to the hugely controversial remarks by US presidential candidate Donald Trump about banning Muslim immigration to the country. Farage believes Trump went "too far" but appears more worried by the "over the top" reaction to his comments.   Latest Articles     Boris Johnson invests £3.5 million in Heathrow expansion   On Dec 11, 2015 08:40 am London mayor fails to put his money where his mouth is Read more... »       Nigel Farage: Brits have 'over-reacted' to Donald Trump's Muslim ban     On Dec 11, 2015 09:22 am Ukip leader defends Republican presidential candidate Read more... »     Opinion Former videos   Pets are good for us - be good to them   On Dec 03, 2015 04:52 pm The National Office of Animal Health (NOAH) has produced a new video highlighting the importance of pets in supporting the wellbeing of their owners. The health benefits of having a pet are well proven and the subject is a central theme in NOAH's 2015 animal health manifesto. Read more... » P4 medicine - moving towards a more effective approach to treating disease   On Dec 02, 2015 05:16 pm Treatment of disease needs to move towards more personalised, predictive, preventive and participatory healthcare (P4), but leadership is required to accelerate the uptake of P4 medicine within the NHS and internationally. Read more... »   Opinion Formers articles     Why I changed my view on Heathrow expansion Whatever capacity we have in airports such as Heathrow we need to make the smartest, most efficient use of what is a finite resource to drive our economy forward. Read more... »   Educational Research in 2015 BERA's fact sheet based on the outcomes of REF2014 and the forthcoming BERA Observatory. This gives an overview of both the strengths of UK educational research but also some of the challenges being faced. Read more... »   Opinion Formers press releases     Teachers denied pay entitlements More than half of teachers (57%) across England have not received or had confirmed that they will receive their 1% pay award this year, a survey by the NASUWT, the largest teachers' union in the UK has found. Read more... »   Business angered by latest government delay on new runway Let Britain Fly has criticised the government for further delaying a final decision on airport expansion. Read more... »     Jobs and courses       Facebook Twitter Website Copyright © 2015 Senate Media Ltd, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at www.politics.co.uk Our mailing address is: Senate Media Ltd 18 Vine Hill London, EC1R 5DZ United Kingdom Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences