The Davies commission didn't agree with you and neither did LPL.
But many other respected agencies did. That is why there is a debate.
Many thousands of people i suspect would like to have the opportunity to use London airports specifically LHR from LPL.
No doubt they would, but the price of making this happen must make sense. Many people would like to buy a bag of chips tonight. But do you think they'll be prepared to pay £200 for it, or do you think they might apply a common-sense cut-off price instead?
Its silly to say its LHR expansion or Lime Street. Maybe we can have both!
Aha ... You must be one of those "money grows on trees" sorts who believe that state funding is limitless. It isn't. That is why Liverpool has never had a public infrastructure project based on state funding exceeding £1Bn. In fact, nowhere in the North has. This is because funds allocated to projects in London and the SE
cannot be allocated twice. If we again throw multiple billions at further sequential London infrastructure projects the regions will not see those funds. We
cannot pay for every cookie from the jar at the same time.
Comparing an infrastructure project R2 to LHR expansion is irrelevant
Comparing the price-tag for delivering a long-haul capable runway at two different locations in the UK could hardly be more relevant. London prices are higher than regional prices but doesn't 100x more expensive in the same country ring any alarm bells with you?