For a great bargain, consider the Mini-Trangia cookset, 35 bucks complete at REI. Add in some heavy duty foil to supplement the windscreen and you are good to go.

I suspect a lot of us have both cartridge stoves and some variety of alcohol as well, vacillating between them depending upon the trip, along with a white gas/kerosene rig for really cold excursions. The rule of thumb seems to be that for trips of a week or so, a well managed cartridge stove is as light as any alcohol rig.

In the USA, the Achilles heel of the cartridge stoves is the reasonably frequent inability to obtain fuel after flying to your destination. This is probably not a consideration in merrie old England.

For utter simplicity and rock solid dependability, it is hard to beat a Trangia when you absolutely, positively need to brew up a nice cup of tea with no fuss or bother.