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John Dickie

City A.M.

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The government must green light Heathrow’s plan for expansion

The government must green light Heathrow’s plan for expansion

Heathrow Airport’s expansion was estimated to cost up to £62bn as of last year. A third runway at Heathrow will be a shot in the arm for growth,...

11.10.2025 6

City A.M.

John Dickie

This is what London needs in the spending review

The new roles are based in Westminster We need radical action if we’re going to hit the target of building 88,000 homes a year, more powers for...

10.06.2025 3

City A.M.

John Dickie

Progress 'welcome but Scottish Government not going far enough' on child poverty John Dickie, director of the Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland, has said the Scottish Government still has more to do to tackle child poverty.

In 2017 all Holyrood’s political parties backed the Child Poverty (Scotland) Act, enshrining in law targets to cut the number of children in poverty...

01.05.2025 10

Herald Scotland

John Dickie

A raid and a secret tape exposed a Sicilian mafia that is shrunken, whiny and clinging on for survival

22.02.2025 40

The Guardian

John Dickie

Five airport expansions at once? London’s economy is finally ready for takeoff

London’s airports are an economic success story for the whole UK. Increasing capacity is a no-brainer, writes BusinessLDN chief John Dickie Having...

29.01.2025 5

City A.M.

John Dickie

Listen to business when it comes to workers’ rights

The Employers Rights Bill must strike a tricky balance The government must remember that employers need flexibility to thrive, writes John Dickie...

09.10.2024 2

City A.M.

John Dickie