From one of the many Beeb articles about this:
Conservative defence spokesman Gerald Howarth said the job losses could leave the RAF overstretched. He said: "The public are becoming accustomed to this mantra from this government of 'modernisation and efficiency' - words it uses to mask what invariably amounts to cuts and overstretch."
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could leave the RAF overstretched?! Anyone want to break the bad news to Gerald that the bandwagon rolled away empty some time ago, so there's little point trying to jump on at this stage!