Not defeatist
Andy, just realistic. Like I said, it's not as if the BBMF fleet wouldn't survive without the RAF because we know they would, therefore it seems absurd to continue spending money on them. The RAFAT struggles to survive as we know, and they are the RAF's "flagship"
PR team, therefore it seems crazy to continue throwing money at aircraft that would still be flying around even if BBMF was wrapped-up.
Okay, we wouldn't have aircraft to perform commemorative flypasts but really, for the number of times this is necessary it would be cheaper to simply pay for a civilian owner to do it.
The Mosquito question emphasises the point, in that one can suggest lots of very significant aircraft that should be retained and flown, and as much as the BoB is an important historical event that should be remembered, it seems to imply that other RAF campaigns are therefore less important, not least the Cold War which was arguably way more significant, and much more relevant to younger people.