On the point (above) re the current UK Aerospace Industry, I think we should factor in successful businesses such as Astrium (featured on “How to build…a satellite” on TV last week). Based in Stevenage and Portsmouth, they are apparently very much the cutting-edge of satellite technology (and are set to benefit from increased Govt R&D funding for satellite mapping, according to today’s BBC website news reports). And yet until last week and a chance conversation with an employee I had not heared of them!