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CAMPAIGNERS are urging the government to rethink its defence strategy in light of the pandemic and the climate emergency as Britain’s military spending soars above that of Russia.
Research by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute published today shows that last year’s 2.9 per cent increase in British military spending was higher than the international average rise per country of 2.6 per cent — and the figure is set to rise by £24 billion by 2025, equating to £6bn a year.
The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) pointed out that, at £41.2bn, Britain’s “defence” budget for is just ahead of Russia, a country 70 times the size of the UK.
Expanding Britain’s nuclear capability increases the risk of nuclear confrontation. It does not keep us safe – it makes us a target, argues CAROL TURNER
From 35,000 troops in Talisman Sabre war games to HMS Spey provocations in the Taiwan Strait, Labour continues Tory militarisation — all while claiming to uphold ‘one China’ diplomatic agreements from 1972, reports KENNY COYLE