Micks's posts on the previous page just about sum it up....
Everyone knows it's a step back in time and a much reduced capability . If only the bosses (Sir Hugh et al) didn't have the gall to sell it as an "enhanced service". Trouble is, those units unaffected are pulling up the ladder, the rest left adrift. It was plain to see people feathering their nests last week, deciding which aircraft type was going to prevail, where the engineering could be done etc. If we spoke with one voice we might be better placed, but no, human nature prevails. In any case it was us UEOs/DUEOs that chose to support a National plan, albeit with good intentions, but it's been hijacked and can only be considered a massive own goal.
I feel very sorry for the people who are going to be made redundant. There are two winners, the organised criminal who now knows not only will a pursuit be stopped if he drives recklessly enough but also that there'll be no useful air support nearby, and the bosses with a nice shiny entry on their CV.