Gentlemen, it seems to me that this is going the way of the "Sea Jet" thread. We can 'debate' the pros and cons of scrapping/continuing the MRA4 until we are blue in the face, but it is a purely academic exercise on our part. The decision will finally be made by some civil servant/bean counter, and our comments here will not make one iota of difference one way or another.
Still, why let the voice of reason prevail. It normally doesn't, and no doubt like many of my comments, the thread will carry on regardless, totally ignoring my input!