Earlier this month, we reported on the Airport Commission’s recommendation and invited the business community to have its say. Thank you to those who have already engaged with this important issue and put your opinion forth on the Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Business Directors and Leaders group. While Buckinghamshire Business First remains neutral, our members have no need to be, so join in the lively discussion now!

As noted in our recent article, the Western Wedge group – comprising Buckinghamshire Thames Valley, Enterprise M3, Oxfordshire and Thames Valley Berkshire LEPs, as well as West London Business – commissioned an economic assessment in 2013 that concluded that by 2040 an expanded Heathrow would add 35,000 jobs and £3.5 billion of GVA to the area, along with productivity benefits worth up to £300million a year.

Do you think these figures justify a third runway? Would you rather see investment spent elsewhere?

Have your say now > If you are not yet a member of this LinkedIn group, simply apply to join and you will be able to voice your opinion on one of the hot topics of the moment.