I'm not entirely surprised that D Flt was allowed to slip away gracefully without a media fanfare. Media coverage has been allowed to wane for years, probably with the intention of letting mil SAR slip off the public's radar so no one would notice when the axe finally fell. The pre-election purdah period was supposedly the reason for the cancellation of the public party in Elgin, which I'm told went ahead anyway. Purdah didn't stop the official handover of Leuchars to the Army being screened, presumably that could be sold as a good news story, since there was no closure and the Army will still contribute to the local economy. Grrrr!
