I've always been unsure on the British governments current policy to avoid funding any space projects. On one hand they're forcing Virgin Galactic to become fi

I've always been unsure on the British governments current policy to avoid funding any space projects. On one hand they're forcing Virgin Galactic to become financially independent and not to rely on government handouts and be ultimately indebted for their existence. Yet on the other hand, it appears as though the government isn't invested in their success and that they're happy to let NASA and the ESA deal with everything space related. Yet we all know, the first successful satellite launch by Virgin will be praised to no end by the British government as a 'made in Britain' triumph.