Chilli monster
The money is not being wasted. It is being spent on upgrading an ageing airfield to a level whereby it can accommodate a project of national interest. You say Woodford is under used.That can be said about all BAE sites, but you have to remember that they are not airports and this is not America. They are production facilities with runways.
With regards to : "the BAE site with the most movements" I can only guess you are writing about Filton as every other BAE site has seen huge investment in recent years. If it is Filton then I know little of the place , only that Concorde once graced the four walls of that huge hangar. I suspect that your knowledge of Woodford is just as limited, in which case, as I have mentioned be careful of which rumours you take note of, beware the media, and most of all read the red print at the bottom of this froum page.
SG
Dumfries