Akrotiri is a regular RAF station and should have all the facilities of one. More to the point, it is in effect our aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean, where ops to small wars are to be expected, therefore it should have a hospital.
As far as cuts are concerned, yes in this country we let the armed services go to hell when we aren't being attacked at home. When we are attacked at home we panic and spend money on everything.
However in today's world, if these politicians (any party) want to use our services overseas, they MUST find the money and the conditions and aircraft must be totally up to standard.
The Air Force isn't the army. The Air Force has very expensive aeroplanes and it has highly trained support staff who shouldn't be expected to rough it like a soldier at the front. Today, you just won't get people to do that and the quicker that is understood the better for everyone.
Akrotiri really is our third aircraft carrier - and the only one operational at the moment, it should be a first class base.