Transport Insights

The line from chancellor Rachel Reeves that the green light for more carbon emissions from Gatwick shows that the government is “backing the builders, not the blockers” tells you all you need to know about how serious a government this is.

It is government by slogan and forget the climate emergency.

On LinkedIn, Alex Chapman of the New Economics Foundation points out just how flimsy the economic case is, highlighting a section of the decision letter that shows that the socioeconomic case only provides a “moderate” case in favour of Gatwick’s plans to fly more people abroad to boost other countries’ economies.

Chapman also points out that ministers are trashing their own climate plans:

He concludes:

Proceeding was the politically easiest option, but it was not responsible, nor was it evidence-based.