The Press, York, reports that 'The Ministry of Defence has confirmed it is considering closing two North Yorkshire air bases, including RAF Linton on Ouse near York, as part of massive cost-cutting plans. Nationally, RAF chiefs are considering axing 10,000 stir stations.' It is barely credible that any government which drags us into wars which I suspect are not really of any direct connection to this nation's interests, should once again turn its cost-cutting eye towards the military.
Successive governments have reduced our capacity to defend ourselves and I suspect that the dead hand of the European Union's ideas for a 'common defence policy' may well have had a significant part to play in this thinking.
It is the first duty of government to PROTECT its people.
Having bare-bones armed forces will not achieve this!
