"The Times has been blotting its copybook with some fairly blatant stretching of the truth recently - not just with defence but with some interestingly partisan political positioning as well."
Every newspaper reflects the wishes of its owners - ever read the Daily Mail (or the Morning Star)????
And trying to defend UK procurement isn't exactly easy - someone wrote today "the Ajax program is back on track" - which to me suggests they have a time machine and we're going to erase the 13 year delay in delivery.