All
I think there are a number of issues which can be quite quickly summarised as follows :-
LHR Runway - Too expensive and of little value to the regions, money could be better spent elsewhere.
BA - Not interested in the regions and slowly pulling out it appears. Also why would you go to LHR to use them, with the current range of other better carriers available on most routes.
Manchester Hub - Have to agree with Skip, there just is not sufficient business travel yet, and there is no based carrier as BA pulled out.
HS2/3 - Can we have the money for something else please, as even the House Of Lords have now queried its viability and cost.
Incidentally have been away on business but came in on lunchtime EK which was full in Business, and apparently quite full in First as well.
Regards
Mr Mac