Mayor blasts Heathrow vote ruling

This article is about the plans for a third runway at Heathrow airport in London. A few businesses and organisations support these plans. For example airport operator BAA and British Airways. But on the other hand, a vast majority of the London population is strongly opposing this project. London’s mayor, Boris Johnson, is also opposing the project. He stated his opinion very clearly in the BBC One's Andrew Marr Show. Things he said where:
"I have absolutely no doubt we are going to be successful. This runway will not be built."
"They haven't even got the nerve to put it to a vote of the whole of Parliament, let alone in London."
His arguments where the increase of noise, the increase of pollution and the decrease of safety while more planes will fly directly over London. Johnson knows that a lot of people will oppose the proposal and therefore he challenges the prime minister to a public debate.
Arguments supporting the plan for the third runway are the creation of 60 thousand jobs and the idea that Heathrow may not lose out on other big European airports

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7836063.stm

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I like the way Mr. Johnson talks about this subject. I watched that particular broadcast of BBC One’s Andrew Marr Show and Johnson was very confident about the subject and could explain his arguments very well. I also agree with him because the quality of life in London(air, sound, security) is much more important than a boost in the economy. The parliament should definitely ask the people of London what they think of the runway because such an important decision can affect all of London’s civilians. If a vast majority is indeed opposing the third runway, then there should not be need to argue further about this.