An article in today, s Daily Mail ( yes I know ) reports that our esteemed Minister Of Defence, one Gavin Williamson, has threatened to close Marham, where millions have been spent on F35 upgrades, in a spending spat with Liz Truss in whose constuency Marham is.
It is suggested that F 35 will be moved to another base. ( such as ? )
Now that, Mr Williamson, seems to be a really cunning plan, for outstandingly good operational and economic reasons, or have I missed something?
Yes, we need to spend more, a lot more , on defence, but spending on a base move, purely to make a personal point to a fellow minister, seems somewhat crass.