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Think there is a slight difference between a local authority seeing long-term sense in a project and a private company. Any private investor will be looking at the financial return of the i360 in isolation. A local authority may decide the investment is worth it when looked at in tandem with...

I genuinely don't know enough in-depth about the pros and cons of this scheme to have anything more than a passion opinion on it or its likely success. Was more trying to point out that it does not seem a case of the council funding this directly over improving leisure facilities. The initial...

It appears the i360 will be funded by money from central government. Getting multi-million pound investment in area of the city which needs it has to be a positive thing, doesn't it? Not a direct choice between building this or getting much-needed leisure facilities.

Difficult to tell. Would have thought Brighton already has more tourists than Portsmouth so potentially more people likely to visit the i360. Not sure it will attract people on its own to the city - but those who are already visiting will probably go on it. I think it is also encouraging to...

I would ruddy love an ice rink.

Agree completely about the need for better leisure facilities. But I think you might underestimate the number of people who will visit the new tower. Portsmouth's Spinnaker Tower had more than 600,000 visitors in its first year - although I don't know how that has been sustained or otherwise since.

Am fairly sure I remember general support from all parties for this scheme since it was first suggested - although I may be completely wrong on that front. It just seems Labour locally are prioritising disagreeing with the Greens and positioning themselves ahead of the next election ahead of...

I think it is good news.