Vote No to Disastrous Heathrow Expansion
Parliament Square, London. Sat 23 Jun 2018
People turn up slowly to take part in the protest against a 3rd runway
at Heathrow
and start handing out leaflets
A heritage officer tells them to go to the front of the square to
protest
and people get out banners. The third runway would be in Hillingdon
and the Hillingdon Green Party have come to protest
Some of those taking part have been on hunger strike for 14 days outside
the Labour Party HQ
Campaigners want the Labour Party to officially oppose airport expansion,
but Labour MPs have been allowed a free vote
A hunger striker holds two red umbrellas - one saying the SNP have
been bought by Heathrow and the second
stating that a vote for the third runway is 'Voting for Climate Genocide'
Some of the big unions are backing airport
expansion as they think (almost certainly incorrectly) that it will
create more jobs for their members. Although the
building work (at incredible cost) will create more work in the short
term, in the longer term automation will mean
Heathrow will create relatively few jobs, most of which will be precarious
and low paid, doing things which there
is little financial incentive to automate. Totally closing Heathrow
and making the site a new town would create more long-term employment.
Extra flights and associated extra traffic will mean extra pollution. Already
there are almost 10,000 early deaths annually in London due to air pollution
Several protesters wear Boris Johnson masks. The MP from Uxbridge
who told his voters he would lie down in front of the bulldozers has invented
a need to travel to a completely unnecessary meeting in Afghanistan
to avoid having to vote for the runway as the Tories have a 3-line ship.
Donnachadh
It seems inevitable that the government will win the vote - but still
unlikely the runway will be built
Boris is clearly having problems with the third runway and the 3-line
whip
But after his resignation a couple of weeks later perhaps he can live
up to his promises to the people of Uxbridge
Peak Boris - at four
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