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No question posed to 70,000 respondents yet half answered it: 25,337 against, 8,128 for Heathrow expansion

More than 3 out of 4 respondents who stated a preference expressed opposition to Heathrow expansion.

That’s the subtitle, and the subplot, for this post.  In case you are new to this topic, it’s worth highlighting:

19.  The consultation did not ask whether or not respondents supported expansion …”

~ from the document ‘Adding Capacity at Heathrow: Decisions Following Consultation‘, in the section headed ‘Consultation Proposals — And Reponses’ (search the document for ‘not ask’ and you’ll find it easily)

We were not asked whether we supported expansion, for many reasons: Continue Reading No question posed to 70,000 respondents yet half answered it: 25,337 against, 8,128 for Heathrow expansion…