Vital Heathrow expansion must not be held up by craven politics | Will Hutton

Britain’s status as the de facto capital of Europe depends on our international hub airport. But Cameron has funked itBritain is not as good at making things as it could and should be. Nor is it very good, despite the hype, at financial services. Its widely trumpeted “success” is built on turning a blind eye to quasi-criminality in investment banking and to systemic fleecing of ignorant customers in the asset management industry through an opaque and self-serving fee structure.