The case for expanding UK airports is based on fallacy

Guardian: When politicians say that we need more runways and more airports, they invariably claim that "the economy" depends on them. They seldom specify what they mean by this, but in most cases they seem to have business flights in mind. Both Tim Yeo and George Osborne – two of the people within the Conservative party who have been pushing hardest for expansion – suggest that the main economic benefit of greater airport capacity will be more business flights. In the article in which he asked David Cameron...

URL: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/georgemonbiot/2012/sep/28/expanding-uk-airports-runways
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