Quote..."Sometimes I just don`t understand economics"...(funny face)
But surely that position appears to be the Government`s very own.
The position re housing for instance may appear oxymoronic but John Lewis for instance did not dream half their Flagship store would become flats as a market drastically changed.
It is called adaptation & evolution which happens more quickly with very sudden shift & change.
Why is it felt that only todays infrastructure & industries are inviolate...Slipways at Chatham & Portsmouth launching huge sailed battleships made from Good Ole English Oak anyone))...Plenty of aerodromes built over too since the dawn of commercial flight the world over & still it turns.
Last time I looked no airport in ENGLAND is owned by the Government they are owned by differing examples of enterprise & investment collectives that will have no return on their monies.Perhaps they will be reflecting on the only asset they have to quantify & monetize.
Note to Broker...Sell Airlines/Airports...buy Bovis/AstraZeneca))