This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/london/7825169.stm
The article has changed 8 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Protesters buy up Heathrow land | Protesters buy up Heathrow land |
| (about 2 hours later) | |
| Land earmarked for the construction of Heathrow's third runway has been bought by anti-expansion protesters. | Land earmarked for the construction of Heathrow's third runway has been bought by anti-expansion protesters. |
| Land the size of a football pitch near Sipson village - which would lose hundreds of homes in the expansion - was bought by a Greenpeace coalition. | Land the size of a football pitch near Sipson village - which would lose hundreds of homes in the expansion - was bought by a Greenpeace coalition. |
| They have pledged not to sell the land to the government or BAA if the airport expansion gets the go-ahead. | They have pledged not to sell the land to the government or BAA if the airport expansion gets the go-ahead. |
| Greenpeace director John Sauven said: "We've thrown a massive spanner in the engine driving Heathrow expansion." | Greenpeace director John Sauven said: "We've thrown a massive spanner in the engine driving Heathrow expansion." |
| The campaigners - including actress Emma Thompson, Tory front bench spokeswoman Justine Greening, Lib Dem MP Susan Kramer and impressionist Alistair McGowan - bought the land for an undisclosed fee. | The campaigners - including actress Emma Thompson, Tory front bench spokeswoman Justine Greening, Lib Dem MP Susan Kramer and impressionist Alistair McGowan - bought the land for an undisclosed fee. |
| They say plans to increase flights at the airport from 480,000 to 720,000 would create unacceptable noise and pollution. | They say plans to increase flights at the airport from 480,000 to 720,000 would create unacceptable noise and pollution. |
| But the airport industry, business and union leaders say Heathrow's expansion is vital for the British economy's long-term competiveness. | But the airport industry, business and union leaders say Heathrow's expansion is vital for the British economy's long-term competiveness. |
| We'll stop this from happening even if we have to move in and plant vegetables Emma Thompson class="" href="/1/hi/uk_politics/7825484.stm">Battle lines drawn over Heathrow | |
| Supporters also say work on the runway could create up to 65,000 jobs. | Supporters also say work on the runway could create up to 65,000 jobs. |
| The government is due to rule on the plans this week. | The government is due to rule on the plans this week. |
| Ms Thompson said: "I don't understand how any government remotely serious about committing to reversing climate change can even consider these ridiculous plans. | Ms Thompson said: "I don't understand how any government remotely serious about committing to reversing climate change can even consider these ridiculous plans. |
| "It's laughably hypocritical. That's why we've bought a plot on the runway. | "It's laughably hypocritical. That's why we've bought a plot on the runway. |
| "We'll stop this from happening even if we have to move in and plant vegetables." | "We'll stop this from happening even if we have to move in and plant vegetables." |
| Protesters have written the words "our climate - our land" on the plot. | Protesters have written the words "our climate - our land" on the plot. |
| Mr Sauven said: "The legal owners of the site will block the runway at every stage through the planning process and in the courts." | Mr Sauven said: "The legal owners of the site will block the runway at every stage through the planning process and in the courts." |