TSR 2 was cancelled over 45 years ago. It has gone, it was a 'might have been', but it's gone. Let's deal with the here and now, and not let this thread drift off down the same old routes.
Design, development, growth and manufacture of Rafale has benefited France, its' aviation industry and support industries. It has achieved more in terms of entry into service than Typhoon, has been subject to less Governmental interference than Typhoon and, I suspect will do the job it is bought for better than Typhoon can for the foreseeable future. I have long felt that partnership programmes have destroyed the British capacity to exploit its' intellectual capacity far more than any other factor and the French recognised that when they withdrew from ECA in the early 80s.