10 million quid research funding? times that by a thousand and I may start to take the story seriously.
Sadly, that is the problem with a lot of these stories ; makes good press , but no real substance . Like the "spaceports" planned in UK , (with initial budget- allegedly- 3 million ) . As one wheezer said , that should cover the sign posting .. All great ideas steadily going downhill due lack of realistic funding .
The future of Aerospace lies in joint collaboration , so I do wonder what the future holds as the good ship UK plans to set sail on it's own . Hopefully ESA , CERN and even a rethink on Galileo will figure in somebody's policy planning , that's if we even have people in charge who actually know what they are talking about .