Roland,
What is needed, more than anything right now for the RAF
IS publicity. I don't care if it is a bit sensationalist, as long as it gets out into the public domain the unacceptable and catastrophic position that the aircrew and the groundcrew of the RAF are currently in, especially those up at Kinloss.
After the programme is aired, I want the public to talk about it non-stop and comment on the appalling state that our Armed Forces are in. It's no good having a 'nicely nicely' report about the crash, it needs to be hard-hitting and shocking. I accept that some of it will not be 100% factually accurate, but frankly I don't care anymore. Reasonable debate has failed us, as has the joke refered to as the
PR machine (I refer to Abingdon? - enough said!)
The public need hitting hard with the stark reality that our Armed Forces are:
1. Overstretched
2. Outdated (Typhoon excepted)
3. Undermanned imeasurably
4. And lastly, BANKRUPT!
Now if the BBC wishes to dress that up in any way they want, I'm all for it. But it's about time the British people were shown a few home truths, and I for one hope sincerely that we are all utterly shocked, each of us, after we have watched the programme.
TSM