Increased Defence Spending

maddyone

Long overdue in my opinion.

Indeed. Far too little is spent on defence.

A comparison GDP/defence spending - UK spend is quite low.

I had missed the announcement by Labour about increased defence spending but I am pleased that they regard it as important. I certainly think it important. Our armed services have been starved of proper funding for far too long. It is the first duty of the state to protect it’s citizens.

What a wonderful world it would be if there were no wars. All the money spent on fighting each other could be spent on curing so many terrible diseases. Wars have been going on for centuries and I cannot see them ending anytime soon, so yes, we need to defend our country as much as possible and the forces need money to do their jobs and save their lives. Give them the best equipment money can buy so they are not going to war with one hand tied behind their backs.

All my late male family members were in the forces and fought in the 2nd world war and our nephew fought in the Iraqi war. My mum and aunties did their bit for the war too. I was born during the war and can remember my grandma taking me to town and having to walk through demolished buildings.

This war will be like no other and I hope that the powers that be come to their senses before it is too late.

Sarnia

Overlooked for far too long and another straw for Rishi to cling to with the GE on the horizon.

All provided courtesy of the Labour Party.

Overlooked for far too long and another straw for Rishi to cling to with the GE on the horizon.

I imagine a promise made 6 years away would come under review by any government? But yes, its partly all about political manoeuvrings for the next GE.

But untrue and more scorched earth politics.

1) It’s over 6 years, so the Tories are very unlikely to be in power to implement it.

2) Even if they were, the ‘increase’ is based on the assumption that defence spending would have remained flat in cash terms (which it really would not have done, as that would take it below the legally mandated 2% of GDP) and based this notional increase on that

3) Turns out that what the Treasury is using for this ‘increase’ is NATO qualifying defence spending, which is entirely different to the definition of defence spending announced in the Budget, but it’s the Budget figures the increase is based on.

They’ve only done this because it will force an incoming Labour government to cancel it, pending a defence review.

Whitewavemark2

Yes I had to tip a grin .

Labour announced the same policy about 2 weeks ago.

Just like they announced the non-Dom policy.

I guess they are waiting for the next directive from Labour.

Yup.

Here is proof 2 weeks ago.

sky news

news.sky.com/video/labour-vows-to-increase-defence-spending-to-2-5-13113344

maddyone

Nonetheless it’s going to take until 2030 for it to be fully implemented. Will Labour honour it?

Too late imo!

Yes I had to tip a grin .

Labour announced the same policy about 2 weeks ago.

Just like they announced the non-Dom policy.

I guess they are waiting for the next directive from Labour.

Nonetheless it’s going to take until 2030 for it to be fully implemented. Will Labour honour it?

Thank goodness!!!!

It’s a yes from me 👍

Absolutely 👏👏👏👏

And mine.