Expansion: just say NO!

As anyone who reads right-of-centre papers will tell you, the coalition against airport expansion is getting broader all the time. West Londoners sick of the roar of planes overhead; environmentalists worried about global warming (13% of the UK's climate impact and counting); residents of Sipson who'd rather their village wasn't bulldozed - these days it seems like everyone with half a brain is up in arms over BAA's plans for Heathrow. This is just as it should be - expanding Heathrow (or any airport) while trying to tackle climate change is complete and utter madness.

So what to do with this unlikely coalition? Well much as they'd all have been welcome to join us on the Commons roof, it might have been a bit crowded. A more practical solution is the 'Make a NOise!' rally on the 31st of May at Heathrow, which brings everyone who opposes the third runway together to, um, make a noise about it.

Of course a leisurely stroll is never going to change the world - no matter how many newspapers you sell on route - but when the government is wavering in the face of a rumoured 70,000 responses to their consultation, a show of force can be just the ticket. A record-breaking show of force no less - the Guiness Book of Records will be standing by, because the march finishes with syncronised sloganeering, with the marchers arranged to form the world's largest 'NO'.

So come along - no excuses now - and join in the revelery. May 31st, Hatton Cross station, 12pm.