Glad Rag,
You post a suggestion that the public sector (of which the armed forces are part) and then in support you post an a part of a BBC article on private sector outsourcing???
The two things are only very tenuously related. Public sector outsourcing to the private sector (which is already a massive industry) is just one means of achieving cuts, but is politically sensitive because it is seen to replace public sector jobs with private sector profit (in my eyes, a very good thing). Hence the soft shoe shuffle by Cameron (a sign of weakness).
To support your argument you need to post an article that suggests that the public sectors cuts are being scaled back, except for defence related cuts which are being scaled up.
Good luck with that.
PS Not a tory, nor a labour. I can't stand politics or politicians of any flavour.