Dominator2
If you think that we are not facing a very real threat from the North and East then you clearly have not been paying attention.
The reason for the RAF to have a base so far north is to be nearer to the Greenland-Iceland Faeroe Gaps.
The ability to have QRA North nearer to where a great deal of 'trade' is practiced may also be noteworthy.
These are not just 'Our' Front-line Forces, but are a part of NATO's overall force distribution.
By parking everything in just a handful of English bases is just not seeing the bigger picture.
(the last line in your previous comment was an attempt at mirth wasn't it?)