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 gambler  Kent 26 Nov 15 12.56pm |
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Quote Stuk at 26 Nov 2015 12.50pm
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Quote nickgusset at 26 Nov 2015 11.46am
Playing devils advocate here... Perhaps there have been many peaceful protests that have been ignored and the rationale that direct action makes people sit upand take notice comes into play here.
If he was stuck behind them and missed his flight I'm sure he'd ask them what their grievances are and not worry about his holiday...
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| Stuk Top half 26 Nov 15 1.01pm |
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Quote chris123 at 26 Nov 2015 12.55pm
Quote nickgusset at 26 Nov 2015 12.53pm
Quote Stuk at 26 Nov 2015 12.50pm
Quote bubble wrap at 26 Nov 2015 11.56am
Quote nickgusset at 26 Nov 2015 11.46am
Playing devils advocate here... Perhaps there have been many peaceful protests that have been ignored and the rationale that direct action makes people sit upand take notice comes into play here.
If he was stuck behind them and missed his flight I'm sure he'd ask them what their grievances are and not worry about his holiday...
Would the poll tax have been withdrawn if there were no riots?
He just wants attention and argument for the sake of it.
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| nickgusset Shizzlehurst 26 Nov 15 1.05pm |
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Quote gambler at 26 Nov 2015 12.56pm
Quote Stuk at 26 Nov 2015 12.50pm
Quote bubble wrap at 26 Nov 2015 11.56am
Quote nickgusset at 26 Nov 2015 11.46am
Playing devils advocate here... Perhaps there have been many peaceful protests that have been ignored and the rationale that direct action makes people sit upand take notice comes into play here.
If he was stuck behind them and missed his flight I'm sure he'd ask them what their grievances are and not worry about his holiday...
Edited by nickgusset (26 Nov 2015 1.08pm)
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| Pawson Palace Croydon 26 Nov 15 2.14pm |
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I'd argue they have pissed off a lot of people now who will dismiss their cause out of hand now. There was a woman in tears on radio earlier because she was likely to miss a flight to say goodbye to her dying mother. Class acts.
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| Stuk Top half 26 Nov 15 2.29pm |
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Quote Pawson Palace at 26 Nov 2015 2.14pm
I'd argue they have pissed off a lot of people now who will dismiss their cause out of hand now. There was a woman in tears on radio earlier because she was likely to miss a flight to say goodbye to her dying mother. Class acts. Their cause is pointless as new runways will be built regardless of what they think, do or say. I think Gatwick is the better/easier option but would be happy to see them build one at both to spite these t***s.
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| gambler Kent 26 Nov 15 2.54pm |
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Quote Pawson Palace at 26 Nov 2015 2.14pm
I'd argue they have pissed off a lot of people now who will dismiss their cause out of hand now. There was a woman in tears on radio earlier because she was likely to miss a flight to say goodbye to her dying mother. Class acts. I doubt she was real. Probably a plant by someone pro to the runway.
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| jamiemartin721 Reading 26 Nov 15 10.47pm |
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Quote nickgusset at 26 Nov 2015 11.46am
Playing devils advocate here... Perhaps there have been many peaceful protests that have been ignored and the rationale that direct action makes people sit upand take notice comes into play here. Tend to agree, traditionally protests regarding Heathrow and expansion have been ignored, so its not surprising that protesters have escalated to civil disobedience.
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Y Ddraig Goch  In The Crowd 26 Nov 15 10.55pm |
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I would be mightily pissed off if I'd missed a flight but it's hard not to sympathise with the protesters at least a little bit. Whole villages destroyed, people losing homes they've lived in for decades. It is not particularly pleasant. That said we need to expand our capacity so someone somewhere is going to get the s*** end of the stick.
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| matt_himself Matataland 27 Nov 15 7.37am |
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Quote gambler at 26 Nov 2015 12.56pm
Quote Stuk at 26 Nov 2015 12.50pm
Quote bubble wrap at 26 Nov 2015 11.56am
Quote nickgusset at 26 Nov 2015 11.46am
Playing devils advocate here... Perhaps there have been many peaceful protests that have been ignored and the rationale that direct action makes people sit upand take notice comes into play here.
If he was stuck behind them and missed his flight I'm sure he'd ask them what their grievances are and not worry about his holiday...
Pity you haven't heeded your advice in the past, isn't it?
"That was fun and to round off the day, I am off to steal a charity collection box and then desecrate a place of worship.” - Smokey, The Selhurst Arms, 26/02/02 |
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| matt_himself Matataland 27 Nov 15 7.43am |
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The fact is hat we need more runways for business. If we do not build them, hubs such as Barajas will become increasingly used by the likes of IAG instead of London. We do not have enough flights to China departing from London and this will slow developing business links between the UK and China. Of course those affected by the runway building need to be consulted and compensated fairly.
"That was fun and to round off the day, I am off to steal a charity collection box and then desecrate a place of worship.” - Smokey, The Selhurst Arms, 26/02/02 |
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| jamiemartin721 Reading 27 Nov 15 9.13am |
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Quote Y Ddraig Goch at 26 Nov 2015 10.55pm
I would be mightily pissed off if I'd missed a flight but it's hard not to sympathise with the protesters at least a little bit. Whole villages destroyed, people losing homes they've lived in for decades. It is not particularly pleasant. That said we need to expand our capacity so someone somewhere is going to get the s*** end of the stick. They're environmental protestors, and air travel is a massive contributor to pollution / climate change and environmental damage, so arguably they may have a very reasonable cause (given the consequences and necessity to the future of the species' environment).
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| jamiemartin721 Reading 27 Nov 15 9.15am |
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Quote matt_himself at 27 Nov 2015 7.43am
The fact is hat we need more runways for business. If we do not build them, hubs such as Barajas will become increasingly used by the likes of IAG instead of London. We do not have enough flights to China departing from London and this will slow developing business links between the UK and China. Of course those affected by the runway building need to be consulted and compensated fairly. There is a short term gain, for a long term impact - Environmentally increasing the span and number of flights represents an acceleration of environmental consequences. This aspect has never been addressed, the actual cost of environmental impact isn't factored in to the cost of air travel
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