Bear in mind that St Helena has twice the population that the Falkland Islands had in 1982, and remember the blood and treasure that we've spent on those islands, and an airport for St Helena seems less extravagant. St Helena has a tremendous loyalty to the UK - a loyalty that has scarcely been well repaid by the British government. A young lady from St Helena worked with me for a couple of years recently; she was so bright and so dedicated to improving the conditions for her islanders - if she was typical of the inhabitants of St Helena then I think our investment will be well worthwhile and certainly money better spent than our increasing list of overseas adventures in recent times.