I welcome the rail industry’s and Transport Focus’ efforts in grasping the nettle and tackling this issue.
Ability, popularity with colleagues and specialist knowledge seem to have mattered more in these elections than intake or ideology.
Now that the airport will meet, and in many cases exceed, the conditions set out by the Airports Commission, there is no reason for the Government to delay further.
Labour’s plans will make matters even worse. Blocking all new domestic oil and gas developments if they win power at the next election only plays into Vladimir Putin’s hands.