Actually not a joke, Cornwall getting a spaceport

moon man · 5 Jun 2019 at 05:01

yes this idea has been around a long time ,before i moved down here 5 or so years ago .newquay gets some stick but its an awesome place ,just the droves of people who come down in vastly increasing numbers who spoil it ,the negative comments about cormwall are pure jealousy ,its not our fault you live somewhere crap tbh

Efour · 5 Jun 2019 at 05:46

They are building it there so when it crashes, it just kills a few plebs and sheep.

burrrrrrrrn

Irish_Tom · 5 Jun 2019 at 07:18

[FnG]magnolia said:
Just LOL if you think that this new spaceport isn't actually a means to get rid of the specials who inhabit Cornwall and pollute our fine country.

Noobs.

Ha! With a bit of luck we will be able to use the new spaceport to find your home planet.

moon man · 5 Jun 2019 at 07:38

Efour said:
They are building it there so when it crashes, it just kills a few plebs and sheep.

burrrrrrrrn

Don't fall through any thin ice.,it would be a shame to miss out on your intelligent contributions

Hagar · 5 Jun 2019 at 10:57

Not like Adult social care and all other local and national government spending is dependant on a thriving industrial base however. Industry pays people who pay taxes which pay for spending. Not magic money from government coffers. Some seed money is desirable to attract investment and £12m is relative peanuts in this regard.

Pawnless Endgame · 5 Jun 2019 at 11:06

A spaceport in Cornwall? Yeah riiiiiiiiiiiiight.

ttaskmaster · 5 Jun 2019 at 11:36

FlamBango · 5 Jun 2019 at 14:01

Newquay airport was designated an emergency landing spot for the shuttle due to it being one of the biggest runways in Europe. So not the daftest idea in the world.

Akagi · 5 Jun 2019 at 14:03

[FnG]magnolia said:
Just LOL if positives are ignored and your sole focus is on the 'woe is Cornwall' negatives.

Noobs.

Mags, you are on a different plane at the moment...

Efour · 5 Jun 2019 at 15:15

Acme said:
Mags, you are on a different plane at the moment...

hahah its good isnt it

, good in a bad way i guess if you don't appreciate it.

Diddums · 5 Jun 2019 at 15:25

FoxEye said:
Yeah it involves private industry taking vast amounts of public money.

And this is obviously something to applaud, because giving private industry public money always works so well. Like when they run the prisons, etc.

Why can't he just raise the money to build his own runway.

Hell, he's a multi-billionaire... why can't he put up the £20m entirely himself? He could. Doesn't need to raid the public purse.

Grab a hacksaw and chop Cornwall off from the rest of the world, go back to the stone ages you seem so keen to live in.

h4rm0ny · 5 Jun 2019 at 15:43

But if aliens take over Cornwall, how will we tell?

Efour · 5 Jun 2019 at 15:46

h4rm0ny said:
But if aliens take over Cornwall, how will we tell?

only 11 Toes.

FoxEye · 5 Jun 2019 at 18:12

Diddums said:
Grab a hacksaw and chop Cornwall off from the rest of the world, go back to the stone ages you seem so keen to live in.

How does spending public money on white elephants help us move to a bright new future?

We don't even have decent broadband in many places down here so a 20m private runway for Branson and co. isn't where I'd prioritise the money. I'd put some decent connectivity in instead.

moon man · 5 Jun 2019 at 20:26

Diddums said:
Grab a hacksaw and chop Cornwall off from the rest of the world, go back to the stone ages you seem so keen to live in.

i think you will find the tamar river does that ,i suppose we could do the bridges