We can only hope the "truth will out" via the Freedom of Information Act in good time.
I worry what the flop will mean for the future of RAF participation in airshows. I hope the powers that be don't take the poor turnout and inevitable financial loss as an indication that there's no market for airshows as a recruiting tool. Anyone with half a brain could see that Spirit was going to be a colossal disaster.
I fully expect a media backlash at the waste of taxpayers money, and personally am intruiged to see if the Scottish sister event at Kinross goes ahead.