Originally Posted by
scotbill
Although we now view Concorde through the rose-tinted glasses of nostalgia, let us not forget the furore about the waste of the taxpayers' £750 million.
Yet that money bought the country and the airline priceless prestige and publicity all round the world.
I remember being at Twickenham's rugby sevens in the 80s when Concorde appeared on finals for LHR.
The whole stadium burst into a version of the BA anthem of the time.
That 's what an image can do for you. British ambassadors of the past reported that invitations to the royal yacht could boost British trade by billions.
I totally agree, it’s all about projecting an image around the world, and it’s about time the U.K. did it, pomp, ceremony and memorials are something we are world beaters at..... I just hope it doesn’t look as bad as the scheme shown, we’d have to buy Boris some matching leopard skin suitcases to complete the dell boy look.