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Am I hearing correctly, the government has now found another black hole but only 15 billon this time.

 

I’ve stopped listening frankly. Easier on the blood pressure.

 

Length of runway was one of the reasons for developing Stansted airport in the 80's. Was said to be long enough to land the Space Shuttle or a B52 safely in an emergency.
Still a fair few military airfields in East Anglia and Lincolnshire.

 

I think the word Black hole is the new word, councils, police etc are all using it, personly i think the black hole word means We got our heads up our backside and we got this country in a Mucking Fess and we don't know which way to go

 

Manston reportedly has a pretty long runway it was at one time used as an emergency runway for any planes needing to get down because of problems.
They have been trying to get it all built on for years, but I think it's going to open up again now.

 

At a guess, the new black hole has been created since the last election.

 

I think I’m going into news-blackout mode today as anything RR says is bound to get my hackles up.

 

The local and regional governments here are trying to reopen Doncaster airport. Apparently the Prime minister said he supported it but as far as I know there's been no funding from central government. Same old story, they'd rather spend it in and around London.

The runway was shortened a bit when it was turned into a civil airport to 2894m. I think it was 2900m as an RAF base, to accommodate the Vulcans, and it was also a designated space shuttle alternate. It's also unusually wide (for the UK) at 60m. Heathrow's runways are a good bit longer, 3901m and 3658m, 50m wide. Manchester's are 3048m and 3050m by 45m.

 

Heathrow is an airport hub, so the extra runway will mean more flights but not everyone will be leaving the airport.
We have norwich airport nearby but it has so few flights that it's not especially worth it. It would be pointless increasing capacity and it's not to dissimilar with other small airports, where if there was a market, they'd already be used.
The country is just London centric and it's where air business and freight wants to be.

 

I like this space themed political descriptions. I would like to propose that we call politicians our little "neutron stars", given that they seem to be the densest things in the universe.

 

The reopening of Manston is not government funded as far as I know, i think it's a company called Riveroak, unless things have all changed again.

 

Yes you re correct Pete. The plans show the most up to date and hi-tech airport in the UK, with many green additions.
You can see more at Riveroak Strategic Partners (RSP

 

Maybe the govt. should actually use a form of ground radar to find these "earthly Black Holes" and then start digging - might take a while to uncover the full amount and no doubt it'll be a bit grubby ( dirty money shouldn't come as a surprise ) but hard work should suit them . It is the Labour Party after all