WHy get rid of Harriers when we can drop the ADV's instead...
There has been much fuss about the possible removal of the Harrier fleet - the seimnal COIN/FGA aircraft we have - and how it will loose us the ability to land on and operate carriers, and remove the FAA's fixed wing capabilities, both of which are important aspects of British defense.
However, I don't see the need for continuing to operate 16 Tornado Air defense varients now the Typhoon has arrived - there is no need, especially as the damn things can't fly high enough to be true interceptors. I'm NOT saying get rid of the IDS/GR4 of course, as they are still useful, as they will shortly prove now they can operate in Afghan.
So get rid of these ineffective aricraft, and keep the harriers - we retain the most useful airframe, and the FAA's happy, and the RAF's happy cause they can point at Typhoon and show how useful it is (finally), and the MoD's happy because its saving money. All at the cost of losing 16 odd 21 year old airframes who are pretty bad at their role anyway.
*places on helmet, and jumps into foxhole to await incoming*