to promote the use of Manston as an alternative both to Boris Island and to expansion of Heathrow.
Unfortunately, they still don't understand what this debate is all about and what London needs. This is not about a grotty Manston to take a few flights, with connections to nowhere, it is about connecting the world.
This is NOT even about London capacity. This is about having a world-standard interlining hub. Once you control the interlining hub of Northern Europe, all transport and trade heads in your direction. All roads lead to Rome, as they used to say, which keeps your capital at the hub of the Empire. If London loses that status as the hub of Europe, it will loose its trade, business, investment, jobs, and the entire S.E. economy will collapse.
Its sink or swim time. Either London keeps its world status, or you can bank on all salaries and all economic activity across London and the S.E. being slashed by 50% in real terms. Your choice, Boris and Ca-moron.
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