Future Infrastructure Developments

[SierraHotel]

I'm sure LBAs strategy going forward will be to focus on development that avoids any need for approval at govt level, assuming that LCC continue to be relatively supportive of the airport

 

[Len Fish]

I still look forward to the day Alex Sobel is stupid enough to come canvassing on my doorstep!

I’d like to be there when he does!

 

[Sherburnflyer92]

I am so incensed with the actions of Alex Sobel being the local MP that I wonder if it would be a good idea for an official letter to him stating the concerns from most people on this forum would be worthwhile. Have you ever thought about everyone coming together and writing as one?

Not worth the effort. All you’ll get is chapter and verse from the climate change cult bible - according to Greta, Verse 12, chapter 8.

The way to let them know is at the doorstep. I cannot wait for labour to turn up, a good hour I’ll keep them with the list of questions, I guess they’ll answer, then at the end tell them like I will do, I’ll never vote for him or labour again and your votes going Tory.

 

[LBA4EVER]

I’d like to be there when he does!

I will join too!

 

[Airambiant]

Not worth the effort. All you’ll get is chapter and verse from the climate change cult bible - according to Greta, Verse 12, chapter 8.

The way to let them know is at the doorstep. I cannot wait for labour to turn up, a good hour I’ll keep them with the list of questions, I guess they’ll answer, then at the end tell them like I will do, I’ll never vote for him or labour again and your votes going Tory.

Interesting that you blame Labour Party for lack of development at LBA, yet Tories have been in power for over 12 years. You do realise the day after Boris came into power as PM the airport link road was cancelled!

 

[LBAYORKIE]

Interesting that you blame Labour Party for lack of development at LBA, yet Tories have been in power for over 12 years. You do realise the day after Boris came into power as PM the airport link road was cancelled!

I would say the Labour party bear the majority of the blame but clearly the conservatives bear some responsibility.

In any case was the relief road a central government matter or was it LCC?

 

[Sherburnflyer92]

Interesting that you blame Labour Party for lack of development at LBA, yet Tories have been in power for over 12 years. You do realise the day after Boris came into power as PM the airport link road was cancelled!

Please have a look at the MP’s who represent the city. All rejected the carbon free new terminal that would bring investment to the area both through the project and then the benefits of said project.

All rejected this as they worship at the climate change church, as part of the cult, spouting lies about the what the airport wanted to achieve.

This was I believe a private project nothing to do with the conservative government. This was money the airport was putting in its self nothing to do with the government. So yes I’ll happily put the blame at the door of the failing useless waste of tax payers money Labour MP’s in Leeds.

As for the airport link road - again look at the councillors who were against it and the Labour MP’s against it. It was cancelled as they shouted the loudest. They are an embarrassment and don’t represent this city well nor put its interest first. Never have never will. Not when compared to Manchester.

 

[Airambiant]

I would say the Labour party bear the majority of the blame but clearly the conservatives bear some responsibility.

In any case was the relief road a central government matter or was it LCC?

I think it’s not difficult to see the airport link road was stopped after a general election to realise which political party put a stop to it.

 

[Sherburnflyer92]

I think it’s not difficult to see the airport link road was stopped after a general election to realise which political party put a stop to it.

It was already been stopped. You maybe a Labour supporter and that is fine. But don’t blame the government for the failure of this city’s infrastructure. The way governments work etc isn’t just walk in and put a stop to something the next day. It was in the process of been pulled. Well before Boris got in. It hasn’t been approved by the council let alone the Government and lobbying for money.

Labour MP’s and councillors approved the east link orbital road, so why not the airport one? Please tell me the difference? The airport link road would bring a nice benefit to the airport but a huge benefit to the local area? So tell me why Labour MP’s were against if?

 

[LBAYORKIE]

I think it’s not difficult to see the airport link road was stopped after a general election to realise which political party put a stop to it.

I would have thought LCC were responsible for the decision.

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When you have Mps like Alex Sobel who stated he saw businesses as the enemy what chance do you have. Rachel Reece is another 'incomer' who rejects anything that's detrimental to the environment irrespective of whether the negatives are outweighed by the positives.

I don't think the council's decision to declare a climate emergency helps things much either.

 

[Finger66]

Whoever, or which ever party, you wish to blame, clearly the support for LBA is not comparable to that of somewhere like MAN or other infrastructure projects in somewhere like LON. Clearly that is wrong on so many levels and doesnt form a fair part of any promised levelling up process. We are just about to enter a recession - so using private money to build local infrastructure (I.e. a new green terminsl) and create jobs should have been more important than ever. Short sightedness of the highest order - end of!

 

[A400]

Interesting that you blame Labour Party for lack of development at LBA, yet Tories have been in power for over 12 years. You do realise the day after Boris came into power as PM the airport link road was cancelled!

Tories might be in government. But who are the majority of MPs in Leeds then? Your answer is LABOUR!

Most of them have a pathetic Anti LBA view.

 

[Airambiant]

It was already been stopped. You maybe a Labour supporter and that is fine. But don’t blame the government for the failure of this city’s infrastructure. The way governments work etc isn’t just walk in and put a stop to something the next day. It was in the process of been pulled. Well before Boris got in. It hasn’t been approved by the council let alone the Government and lobbying for money.

Labour MP’s and councillors approved the east link orbital road, so why not the airport one? Please tell me the difference? The airport link road would bring a nice benefit to the airport but a huge benefit to the local area? So tell me why Labour MP’s were against if?

Tories might be in government. But who are the majority of MPs in Leeds then? Your answer is LABOUR!

Most of them have a pathetic Anti LBA view.

All way off on this, the Local Governent proposed the airport road! Think the word blinkered is one that springs to mind. You need to look at the dates it was cancelled. All party MPs were against it!

 

[LBAYORKIE]

All way off on this, the Local Governent proposed the airport road! Think the word blinkered is one that springs to mind. You need to look at the dates it was cancelled. All party MPs were against it!

Wasn't the link road just one of a number of alternatives? I think they were just going through the motions.

 

[Sherburnflyer92]

All way off on this, the Local Governent proposed the airport road! Think the word blinkered is one that springs to mind. You need to look at the dates it was cancelled. All party MPs were against it!

We’re they? I don’t think Pudsey MP was. And the council called it off. Do some goggling it was called off due “environmental concerns” meanwhile ELOR got approval. Please don’t speak to me about blinkered vision or tunnelled when our MPs have failed this city.

Link road @LBAYORKIE was the only decent proposal. Been the fact it was decent Leeds Labour MP’s means it’s a no.

 

[Airambiant]

We’re they? I don’t think Pudsey MP was. And the council called it off. Do some goggling it was called off due “environmental concerns” meanwhile ELOR got approval. Please don’t speak to me about blinkered vision or tunnelled when our MPs have failed this city.

Link road @LBAYORKIE was the only decent proposal. Been the fact it was decent Leeds Labour MP’s means it’s a no.

Sherburn, I voted for the Pudsey MP, as I had word he didn’t like the link road route and agreed with locals (nimbys as this site likes to call them), I possibly had more info being a local, maybe you are unblickered now!

 

[Aviador]

Re: the Terminal: From where I'm sat, they all share the blame. A combination of Labour and Conservative councillors saw the plans through the planning stage while Labour and Conservative MPs tried to block the terminal from going ahead. Ultimately the Conservative government called the plans in due to pressure from MPs on both sides of the House of Commons. It's high time our MPs grew some balls and actually support the airport for once. Let's be honest, people already vote with their feet and fly from the abysmal terminal facilities because they don't want to travel to alternative airports further away. Our MPs should accept this as a vote a confidence and get behind the airport to support them.

 

[LBAYORKIE]

We’re they? I don’t think Pudsey MP was. And the council called it off. Do some goggling it was called off due “environmental concerns” meanwhile ELOR got approval. Please don’t speak to me about blinkered vision or tunnelled when our MPs have failed this city.

Link road @LBAYORKIE was the only decent proposal. Been the fact it was decent Leeds Labour MP’s means it’s a no.

I never said that the Conservatives didn't deserve some of the blame- particularly Stuart Andrew but most of the anti airport sentiment has been stirred up by Labour politicians.

 

[Sherburnflyer92]

Sherburn, I voted for the Pudsey MP, as I had word he didn’t like the link road route and agreed with locals (nimbys as this site likes to call them), I possibly had more info being a local, maybe you are unblickered now!

No no. I asked a question which you refused to answer. Like a labour MP, so will ask again. Why were labour for the ELOR but not the airport link road? What’s the difference? Both bring benefits to the city, the local area and communities. Why is one not allowed but the other is?

I never said that the Conservatives didn't deserve some of the blame- particularly Stuart Andrew but most of the anti airport sentiment has been stirred up by Labour politicians.

Labour have stirred up anti airport correct. They also stir up a lot of other things which are quite hypocritical as I’ve pointed out a prime example. They don’t have and never have had this city’s interest at their heart.

To blame tory government for getting in at canning it when it was dead in the water before the election date as @Airambiant has is disingenuous. If the Tory government had killed it I would happily say so. They didn’t. Labour did.

 

[LBAYORKIE]

No no. I asked a question which you refused to answer. Like a labour MP, so will ask again. Why were labour for the ELOR but not the airport link road? What’s the difference? Both bring benefits to the city, the local area and communities. Why is one not allowed but the other is?

Labour have stirred up anti airport correct. They also stir up a lot of other things which are quite hypocritical as I’ve pointed out a prime example. They don’t have and never have had this city’s interest at their heart.

To blame tory government for getting in at canning it when it was dead in the water before the election date as @Airambiant has is disingenuous. If the Tory government had killed it I would happily say so. They didn’t. Labour did.

To be fair I think they believe they are acting in the best interests of the city, it's just they are applying Labour party principles which I personally don't think are conducive to business.