Will Boris Johnson keep his bulldozer promise on a third runway at Heathrow? | Brief letters

Tue, 28 Jan 2025, 18:24
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Could there be a silver lining to the building of a third runway at Heathrow (

Reeves: third Heathrow runway would be hard decision but good for growth, 26 January

)? I remember Boris Johnson promising to

lie down in front of the bulldozers

to stop it.

Jim McManners


Trimdon Grange, County Durham

• Re the UK’s love of instant coffee (

Pass notes, 27 January)

, the Germans have the best word for weak, nasty coffee or coffee substitute:

Muckefuck

. I eagerly await the day when high-street coffee shops add this to their ever‑expanding drinks menus.

John Robbins


Knowle, West Midlands

• Unlike Zoe Williams (

28 January

), I am always delighted to be offered a seat on public transport, not because I need it necessarily, but because it heartens me to see people showing kindness, consideration and care for others. Please don’t stop.

Jenny Cobley


Lewes, East Sussex

• It appears that the real threat to the US was not deep state after all, but DeepSeek (

‘Sputnik moment’: $1tn wiped off US stocks after Chinese firm unveils AI chatbot, 28 January

).

Philip Clarke


East Bridgford, Nottinghamshire

• Is the government’s decision to change the name of the Royal Navy’s latest submarine from HMS Agincourt to HMS Achilles a heel-jerk reaction (

No 10 defends decision to change name of HMS Agincourt submarine, 27 January

)?

Chris Arrowsmith


Cam, Gloucestershire

• At least they didn’t rename her ’Astings.

John Davenport


Kenley, London

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