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They were initially keen, having things to sell us. This change of stance could mean they are wondering if we will actually leave the EU, suspecting we may change our mind later when the full implications dawn. .

Yes, that's our limit. With Brexit even that might not be allowed! .

But does he realise there could be a tariff on turnips? .

So Schiphol, six runways in a country far small than ours; Frankfurt, four runways; Charles de Gaulle, four runways; and America's main hub, Atlanta, seven runways, have all got it wrong? Trying to operate an airport with Heathrow's status with two runways is ridiculous. As the old saying...

There's no bluff there, they, General Motors, had already moved all of Luton's car production to their main German plant long ago and only assemble shared design Peugeot vans at Luton. One model car assembly at Ellesmere Port was only retained for political advantage, which vanishes if we leave...

It's the way we do things Dave. We want them to start moving bit by bit now while Stanstead expands, meaning many years of disruption and split services with long link interchanges across different airports. Of course they won't do that, they'd be mad to. If we first do all the work at...

Let me know here when it happens Phill, since the map isn't subject to the automatic change, I'll have to change it manually. .

I think that is linked to Brexit Dave, since it will be a long time before we are actually building it. If Brexit turns out to be as disastrous as many of us think, we won't need a Heathrow extension. All the business will have gone to Schiphol (six runways in one of Europes smaller...

That would work Dave, but it would be as expensive as an additional runway at Heathrow, possibly more. Heathrow has five terminals, not one like Stanstead. Heathrow has huge freight facilities and handles1.3 million tonnes of freight ever year against a minute amount at Stanstead. So it...

Unpowered in self-assembly kit form! .

Glad you spelt it that way, kernel would make you a nut case. ;) Signing off with one's own name isn't necessarily idiocy though. I also work in a totally different forum which is friendly and where people are grateful for answers received, since there are no aggressively posting hostile...

Not easy, but they are already promoting the idea of a north-south Crossrail. .

I suppose it could come down to the airport issue, the Bremainers against Zac and the anti-Heathrow crowd for him. What's for certain is that it will be on unconventional by-election issues! .

The Conservatives have decided not to put up a candidate against Zac Goldsmith who is standing as an independent. That will keep the Lib-dems out of power there, Zac's huge majority will easily win the day. .

As I posted, they had to give in to Unilever! .

They won't. Their bluff has been called so they now have to go through the motions, with only Zac Goldsmith actually doing something by resigning. Suits me, he's undoubtedly a very nice, honest and sincere person, but totally lacking in any real character. .

That's the one Trex. The one I photographed is owned by Greensill Capital, based in the Isle of Man tax haven, they organise capitalisation for companies around the world. So a happy coincidence with your current tax haven post in the Brexit thread. Weird company, in some countries they have...

I agree Tom, but it's the way of the world, life doesn't stand still and progress means older infrastructure goes in favour of the new. The argument for freezing at a point in time has always existed, but at what point should it operate? Remember the immense noise of horse and cart traffic on...

Yes, much of the time I only carry a little Canon pocket camera, good enough for web images. Some of those airbus bits you used to see coming in from all over Europe are really huge. I enjoy capturing the unusual as well as the routine aircraft. Here's one of the world's noisiest aircraft in...

It's interchange Dave. Having rail links etc is irrelevant, those changing from one flight to another don't want to have to embark on a train journey, manhandling luggage etc when going from one tiring flight to another. They just won't do it and will transfer their business to Schiphol or...