YS ...you hit the nail on the head in the strategic context....Mr Brown has during his tenure both as PM and Chancellor undone decades of change and improvement in many areas of public expenditure not least in Defence. We as a Nation are being brought low by his misguided actions... of which the demise of the MRA4 and it's LRMPA/ISTAR capability is just a very depressing and dangerous example.
MRA4 man....yes that's better news despite the despicable and early removal of the Kinloss GG.....Do not see it as a suitable action in any circumstance given KS's history and affiliation to the local community etc. Have we lost all sense of proportion these days and what is involved in these decisions beyond the financial and administrative matters. The overall MRA4 decision IMO will jar in a similar way to the actions post the demise of TSR2 all those years ago only is much more dangerous given the demise of the LRMPA capability in entirety. It is only right that the Maritime force and the MH is remembered by the preservation of a Nimrod at the front of KS for all passers- by and future occupants to view and recall. Shame on all involved in such a reprehensible decision.
