Come on guys, please apply at least a modicum of common sense. The RAF/MOD is generally cash strapped, and operating a large military base is a very costly affair.
Running a base (e.g. St Mawgan) for just 5, 8, 10 aircraft alone makes no sense at all from a cost point of view. Indeed many years ago a 4* told me that Kinloss wouldn't be cost effective with less than 15 aircraft. When there was talk of only buying 9 MRA4s, then staying at Kinloss didn't make monetary sense. Unfortunately, closing an airbase costs money, which, ironically enough, you often can't afford to do when you're broke - the classic case of not being able to spend to save!
If you're going to talk about St Mawgan, at least throw a few other items into the mix to help justify it - talk of moving the Red Arrows there as well would be a classic example and a good way of generating some controversy!
