I am continually amazed at the schoolboy level political comments made on this forum. I just hope it is a tiny minority of the aviation industry. Someone above has given a reasoned case for the justifying the cost and I find myself in complete agreement. Whether or not I voted for Mr Blair is irrelevant to me at least, he is still the leader of an important country that is taking a leading role in the world, has a powerful and successful economy in which we enjoy a high standard of living. The man deserves decent, reliable and secure transport as he goes around the world on our business. So did Thatcher and Major.
Yes there are problems to sort out at home but that is only one aspect of his job and no greater than any other leader has faced in the 30 years that I have been aware of political issues. Lets stick to matters concerning aviation and leave the petty politcal comments for the playground.