Humor Shqip

Airport protesters scale Parliament (2)

Uploaded by: BIBIBANZAI
Video Description:
Activists opposing the expansion of Heathrow airport have staged a demonstration on the roof of the Houses of Parliament.
The five protesters from campaign group Plane Stupid unfurled two huge banners, one saying No Third Runway, and the other, in a reference to airport operator BAA, read BAA Headquarters. The action came on the final day of the Government's consultation on proposals to expand Heathrow airport, incl
uding the construction of a third runway. The demonstrators said they gained access to Parliament as visitors, then walked through the building and climbed onto the roof. Prime Minister Gordon Brown criticised protesters in the Commons, telling MPs: "Decisions in this country should be made in the
chamber of this House and not on the roof of this House. It's a very important message that should be sent out to those people protesting." The activists waited until Mr Brown stood up at the start of Prime Minister's Questions before deciding to end their protest just after 12 noon. They said the
y would be cooperating with police and leave the roof of the Commons. It was the second security breach this week following an incident at Heathrow on Monday when five Greenpeace activists managed to climb on top of a British Airways plane in protest against expanding the airport. Earlier, one of
the roof protesters, Richard George, 27, from London, said: "I am stood on the roof of Parliament because the democratic process had been corrupted. "The aviation industry had taken full advantage of a weak Prime Minister to get the Heathrow consultation fixed. "It does not even consider global wa
rming despite everything (Gordon) Brown has said about the environment and despite the massive impact aviation has on the climate." He went on: "The Prime Minister does not even have the courage to ask Londoners the simple question: 'Do you want a third runway?'. "Instead, his Government published
a consultation document full of gobbledegook and industry spin." Michelle Di Leo, director of FlyingMatters, a coalition of unions, business, tourism groups and farmers, commented: "Today's action by Plane Stupid is misjudged, misdirected, and irresponsible. "Aviation is responsible for 2 per cen
t of global carbon emissions and is growing at a slower global rate than power generation and industry. "If they are serious about climate change, they should engage in a proper debate about solutions that will make a real difference rather than indulge in publicity stunts which waste police time,"

Related Videos

Last Minute Heathrow Demo	Airport protesters scale Parliament (1)	Heathrow Terminal One Security Pt 1of2
High - James Blunt	CNN : Eco Solutions : Solar flight day night	Heathrow's T5 Opens to Chaos

Comments for this video: Show || Hide


Tell a friend:

1. Your name:
2. Your friend's name:
3. Your friend's e-mail:
4. Your message:

URL
Embed Code