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Every channel, every bulletin, the same script: defence spending must rise dramatically, and the money must come from public spending, mainly benefits. Not one critic given airtime. Not one alternative analysis. Nobody to ask:
— Why will the MoD, which has wasted billions on
Healey wanted to increase defence spending by £28bn/year from
£61bn to approx £89bn. That's an increase of 40%!
It was an ABSURD ask - UK would be the fourth largest military spender in the world after US, China and Russia.
Vast amounts of that would be siphoned off by










