..."Defence officials say savings were identified on the basis there would be no impact on the frontline and that no decisions should pre-empt the strategic defence review next year."
But what about the UK's defence? Even if cost cuttings do not affect front-line operations (which I thoroughly doubt) then surely it will effect the way in which Britain protects it's skies?
Although our terror level has been downgraded from "severe" to "substantial" on the Sesame Street easy learn terror chart;
"The day you crash the family car is the day the insurance runs out"
(A quote I've read, probably from pprune.org on the same issue, but one that rings true and has stuck with me since)
May aswell keep our pants firmly round our ankles, pass out free boots and directions to our opposers, and clench real hard.