Hoon's Hollow Heathrow Win!

When it comes to giving elocution lessons to weasels, Geoff Hoon is the man. Highly regarded in all ways for his weasel words, he has just managed to get his Heathrow expansion vote through the House of Commons.

Just like he waffled on about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, he is waffling on about opposition to a third runway as doing "serious damage" to Britain's economy. He accused the Tories of "political opportunism of the lowest kind". He should know all about that! He weaseled his way through the Iraq enquiries like a snake oil salesman.

The truth is that this third runway is NOT about loss of jobs but more the re-arrangement of jobs. It is about BAA and British Airways enjoying a superior status. It has been suggested that Birmingham's runway extension could be halted if this goes ahead. Why? Because we would all be expected to trundle down to London to fly off from there, paying the likes of BAA for the privilege!

You don't have to be a rocket scientist to know that Hoon is up to something. What exactly, I'm not sure. None of this makes any sense except that the government is in bed with the Heathrow expansionists. Why on earth would I want to fly from Heathrow to, say, Seattle, when I could with an extended Birmingham runway? Now that's where the jobs nonsense comes in. London airport workers OK, Birmingham airport workers - forget it!

As I've said before, the answers will not be forthcoming to any sane and rational questions put to ministers. Just look at the hapless Brown, who apparently was bringing on the crocodile tears as he pleaded for votes today. He was ridiculous in the Commons at PMQs. He doesn't answer a single question, but just repeats his gormless mantra that the Tories are "the do nothing party".

Well his do something has been disastrous for the country. The man is an utter disgrace. Time is running out and we need change now. Oh, how we need change.