He made it clear it was based on investment? I don't think anyone is in dispute about that. Good point about the autumn statement. Funny how SOU's resident Napoleon has gone quiet. From past incidents he likes to claim credit for other people's work, so perhaps he was going to claim credit for redevelopment happening at the old Ford site but had a rare moment sense. I did a list a long time ago of the numerous things local to SOU that present opportunities to tap in to. Even I was staggered by the list and I was the one that created it! I mean look no further than Southampton being the cruise capital of Norther Europe! The average ship nowadays holds 2,000-3,000 people and there are often a couple in at once (5 or 6 sometimes!).