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Ahead of the government's totemic final decision on a third runway at Heathrow, our writers debate the arguments for and against expansion
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Brown's Heathrow disasterJohn McDonnell MPJohn McDonnell: Runway 3: The PM is said to have been near to tears as he pleaded with Labour MPs to vote for the third runway
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Parliament is wrong on HeathrowMichael MeacherMichael Meacher: Runway 3: The government lost the argument for a third runway, but finagled last night's Commons vote. This is not over by a long way
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The end of the runwayPaul MorozzoPaul Morozzo: Runway3: Politicians have proved their feebleness over Heathrow - now direct action can flex its muscle
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Runway 3 sets a terrible exampleChris SmithChris Smith: Runway 3 By giving Heathrow the go-ahead, the government is sending out a contradictory message about the need to cut emissions
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Concrete and calamityEditorial: Britain's world-leading response to climate change has lived and died in a few weeks
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Runway 3 will be a shrine to Labour's congenital frailtyMartin KettleMartin Kettle: When backed in a corner, ministers seem unable to make the right choices on tough issues and build alliances to support them
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The third runway is the final betrayalGeorge MonbiotGeorge Monbiot: A Labour government approves the expansion of Heathrow – why, it's almost enough to make you vote Tory
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The great green political divideJohn HarrisJohn Harris: Runway 3: The row over the "greening of Heathrow" exposes new divisions between Labour's old titans and the eco-orientated left
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The third runway is crucialGiovanni BisignaniGiovanni Bisignani: Runway 3: Economically and environmentally, expansion is the only way up for the UK's national hub
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Uniting the unionsJoss GarmanJoss Garman: Runway 3: with the evidence against runway 3 mounting, it is time for pro-runway unions to rethink their position
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What about jobs at Heathrow?Brendan BarberBrendan Barber: Runway 3: The TUC supports the government's environmental aims, but a third runway promises 150,000 local jobs in a faltering economy
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A runway for jobs? It's time aviation's bluff was calledSimon JenkinsSimon Jenkins: I would flatten rare toads for growth - but for all the airline lobby's cant, there is no wider economic case for expanding Heathrow
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Heathrow has lost the plotJohn SauvenJohn Sauven: Runway 3: Land sold to Greenpeace and friends could stop the airport's expansion plans. Want to get your name on the title deeds?
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How I became an eco-warriorRebecca FraynRunway 3
The aviation industry will keep bluffingChris Ames
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Time to give up on runway threeJohn McDonnellJohn McDonnell: Runway 3: The government must abandon plans for the expansion of Heathrow airport or face years of protest
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Going nowhere at HeathrowCaroline LucasRunway 3
Be realistic about Heathrow expansionWillie Walsh
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There is no case for Heathrow's third runwayEditorial: If Britain is to play a leading role in the fight against global warming, the aviation industry's unbridled expansion must be curbed
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Sipson can define an eraJohn HarrisJohn Harris: The hugely symbolic Heathrow runway ruling has been delayed, and there is a tiny ray of hope
