As one of an apparent number of frequent critics of the conduct of this thread, can I ask whether anyone would support an alternative, which is that the socio-economic development stuff is spun off into a separate "Manchester - Long Term Development" thread and the remaining stuff (which I and, I suspect, many others tune in to read) about shorter term developments of airlines and routes is in a "Manchester - Ops & Airlines" thread. It would seem to me a logical compromise, so as to provide a forum for those wishing to indulge their passion for the former.