This is spot on. 👇
The MoD can't manage its current budget, the "Russia invades Britain" scenario is never actually spelled out, Trident's whole purpose contradicts the invasion panic, and benefit cuts are the only funding option anyone's allowed to mention. Worth a read.
The 4 Questions Nobody on Television Is Allowed to Ask About Defence Spending
Turn on any news channel and you will hear the same thing: defence spending must rise. You WON'T see these 4 questions being asked...
This article is an essential to push back: devutopia.substack.com/p/the-four-q...
devutopia.substack.com
Turn on any news channel this week and you will hear the same sentence, delivered with the same gravity, by a different face: defence spending must rise dramatically, and the money must come from cuts...