No no no not the infrastructure spending thing again
that's not the point I was making.
I am alluding to the fact that if you're a foreign national wanting the English experience you will want to see Big Ben, Tower Bridge, Harrods etc etc ad nauseum,
Manchester Town Hall, or Selfridges in Brum just ain't going to cut it. And despite what we might think of the Peak District, most of the time it's cold, wet and grey - not really the kind of thing you'd fly half way round the world to see.
Likewise if you're a foreign businessman, your first point of call is going to be London.
These are the reasons why most UK airports only really handle small numbers of inbound pax - London was, is and always will be the number one destination for foreign visitors by a country mile. It has it's own large outbound market and a massive inbound one that all other UK airports can only fantasize about.
Not saying I like that situation as a northerner myself but sadly it's the way it is.
We just need to get over it.