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More than a thousand additional airliners a week will fly over London under government plans to scrap the limit on the numbers of flights at Heathrow. The current policy of giving locals some respite from aircraft noise is to be abandoned. Do you sympathise with those who will be blighted by even more noise and pollution? Or does getting more people to use Heathrow outweight the negative effects of more planes in our skies?
It seems amazing that the Government funds the longest planning inquiry ever and then bins almost all of its recommendations within a couple of years. This will make life in most of West London almost unbearable. I feel we could be faced with the prospect of moving out of London if this is permitted. John Murphy, Feltham, Middlesex
That the Government has decided to renege on this agreement and to ignore the restrictions on numbers of flights produced as a result of the T5 enquiry should come as no surprise to residents already affected by aircraft noise. The Government is effectively railroading any opposition to these proposals by ensuring that local MPs such as Ann Keen (Lab Brentford) toe the party line and do not speak out for their constituents. Make no mistake, the Government pushes ahead with this denial of public opinion at its peril. Richard Collard, Brentford, Middlesex
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