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by Adrian Gibbs Analysis of Bristol Airport’s planning application has found that the carbon emissions submitted in the environmental statement hugely underestimate the actual impact of the expansion. Adrian Gibbs, an environmental consultant who analysed the planning statement, found that the “impact of the current planning application from 10 to 12 […]

… town by town, village by village, person by person to prise North Somerset out of the predatory grasp of Bristol Airport. IN BRISTOLSeveral hundred people met for the XR (Extinction Rebellion) family picnic on the Downs last Saturday, to protest against Airport expansion, joining hands to create this human […]

This BBC Points West report follows up the points raised in our student video about the overseas ownership of the Airport and its unethical and unsustainable plans to expand. The Airport spokesman again repeats their mantra that the Airport will be carbon neutral by 2030 and again forgets to mention […]

At a recent Bristol Council members’ forum, the Mayor of Bristol, Marvin Rees, responded to a question from Green councillor Stephen Clarke criticising the airport’s plans to increase passenger numbers from 8million to 12 million. [Adam Postan, B24/7, https://www.bristol247.com/news-and-features/news/bristols-mass-transit-ambitions-rely-on-airport-expansion-says-mayor/] The Mayor said it was not a simple choice of ‘good […]

Here’s an insight from Wales into the wider political context of Bristol Airport’s application for expansion. The Stop Bristol Airport Expansion campaign isn’t generally in favour of the reduction of taxation on flights but the argument here supports the development of a regional network rather than allowing Bristol to become […]

Friday 8th MarchIn response to the interview with John Darvall please write to Cllr Nigel Ashton at nigel.ashton@n-somerset.gov.uk The interview is available for a limited period https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p070nhdl On Radio Bristol this morning, Councillor Nigel Ashton, leader of North Somerset Council, made a number of partisan and poorly informed assertions about […]