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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Will Boris Johnson keep his bulldozer promise on a third runway at Heathrow?

Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson once vowed to lie down in front of bulldozers to stop the construction of a third runway at Heathrow. Photograph: AFP/Getty

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

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