Business 10 May 2013updated 22 Oct 2020 3:55pm Business quote of the day: Four-fingered salute Boris Johnson wants his airport. By Helen Roxburgh “The committee is putting four fingers up to hundreds of thousands of Londoners” Mayor Boris Johnson rejects an MP report which says the Thames Airport Estuary plan should be dropped, and expansion at Heathrow will be more useful for businesses. Subscribe to the Saturday Read View all newsletters Your new guide to the best writing on ideas, politics, books and culture each weekend – from the New Statesman. Sign up here Select and enter your email address The Saturday Read Your weekly guide to the best writing on ideas, politics, books and culture every Saturday. The best way to sign up for The Saturday Read is via saturdayread.substack.com Morning Call The New Statesman's quick and essential guide to the news and politics of the day. The best way to sign up for Morning Call is via morningcall.substack.com Your email address First Name Last Name Sign up Visit our privacy Policy for more information about our services, how Progressive Media Investments may use, process and share your personal data, including information on your rights in respect of your personal data and how you can unsubscribe from future marketing communications. THANK YOU Close Content from our partners The death – and rebirth – of public sector consultancy Phil Malem How the Thames Tideway Tunnel is cleaning up London Andy Mitchell The UK has talent in abundance. We need to nurture it Spotlight Related The Weekend Essay How true crime became “victim-centred” The Staggers The left case against slavery reparations Politics Rachel Reeves’s retirement revolution