An aside. I've no particular personal issues with regard to Newcastle - I've used the airport a couple of times and found it rather expensive, but extremely friendly and professional (although it was fairly clear that senior management didn't really want GA).
But this thread is a remarkable example of a sensitive and difficult subject being tackled on Pprune with great politeness and sensitivity - nothwithstanding that some people are clearly (and understandably) rather heated on various aspects of the subject.
My complements gentlemen for an example of Pprune at it's best.
G