Why Airport Runway Protest has Failed to Get Off the Ground

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It is difficult not to feel just a little sympathy for the environmental groups campaigning against Birmingham International Airport's proposed runway extension.

Try as they might, Friends of the Earth and the anti-airport noise group BANG have been unable to generate anything resembling a vociferous campaign. With a decision about the pounds 120 million scheme less than a fortnight away, the groups have resorted to not very funny sexual innuendo and support from Blist celebrities whose connections with Birmingham and the West Midlands is not immediately obvious.

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Why Airport Runway Protest has Failed to Get Off the Ground

Comedian Mark Thomas and the novelist Will Self were among 1...

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