I wouldn't read too much into that GS. The state as a whole is fceked - if the whole Governmental system of the UK was a business it would've been wound up and buried long ago.
Not to worry though. Coonsillurs are fantastic at being able to find ways to waste cash on pet projects even in times of financial hardship. My dim-witted local authority (Nationalists and Liberals - bloody typical
) keeps whining that they're skint but can still magic from nowhere several tens of millions to build a toy tram set to bugger up the traffic flow in the middle of Edinburgh.
Oban Airport is probably the same. Its a pet project so it will be protected at all costs... even if they have to shut all of A & B's hospitals, schools, care homes etc. first...
Smithy