I'm no tree hugger. If and when Gordon Brown truly stuffs up the economy then many thousands of people will lose their jobs, whether a job that supports frivolous lager lout stag dos, or a job that supports something more worthwhile.
Remember, there's a whole wide world out there, most of which is more important than aviation, which is after all a luxury that's only been available to the masses for 30-40 of all the years that man has been on the earth.