The queen is to open a fifth terminal at Heathrow today.
Good for her.
Does Heathrow really need another terminal? To be perfectly honest I haven't got a bally clue. What I have noticed is the buzzword "carbon footprint" being thrown about by every politician and eco-warrior in an attempt gain green kudos points. Just walk down the high street in your town or village and keep a mental note of the number of times you see a shop advertising it's green credentials just so you can feel all warm and fuzzy knowing that you have done you bit when you buy some of it's ware.
I also noticed the protesters who climbed onto the fuselage of a plane with a banner stating their opposition to the new terminal. Yesterday we had a chap run onto the runway in order to either: blow something up or attract attention to a particular cause (the terminal 5 one I'm guessing).
I'm all for saving the world but I must admit that I'm very loathe to give up flying. Given the choice between a week on a sunny beach or a damp weekend caravaning in skeggy, which do you think I'm going to go for?
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