Did you see the BBC chart that said defence spending has fallen as welfare spending has risen? (see here: buff.ly/as6VFti)
It didn't look quite right to us.
Check out @ruthcurtice.bsky.social latest substack on how the defence versus welfare debate has been misrepresented➡️https://buff.ly/lc6ZVP4
Ruth Curtice takes a closer look at the 'defence versus welfare spending' debate, and explains why it's important we have a clear picture of how we spent the peace dividend while it was around.