I was pleased to see that the RAF emerged unscathed from the Panorama programme. At least the BBC managed to avoid any implication that the guys in the RAF are doing anything other than simply trying to do the best they can with very limited resources and too many committments.
Just another classic example of the state that the RAF's in I fear. Having been (until recently) commissioned to produce their 90th Anniversary book for next year, I know from first-hand experience that their public relations set-up is a complete joke, which staggers from one disaster to another and simply pours money away. The air and ground crews have a thankless task. Politicians that expect them to handle every crusade that Blair embarks upon, no money with which to do the job, and a
PR machine that is more interested in clothing ranges...