An interesting Sky commentary on Britain’s ability to defend itself.
https://news.sky.com/story/bri
The years of cuts, neglect and disinterest are there for all to see. Too late now. The warnings of over a decade of increasing uncertainty - ignored. Still, the scrapyards have been kept busy and cuts in real terms will continue.
Tell everyone the spend might increase one day while lumping in other budgets into Defence like the security services equals cuts, but don’t tell anyone. Just hold another review and have a good laugh.
The world is getting more dangerous by the day and all we have left is Starmer bleating on about international law - which doesn’t exist any more. He is in complete denial. Hiding. Nice to see him saying no to Trump for once, but in doing so he has not made this country more safe? Quite the opposite in my view.
I’d have preferred Sir Kier to stop creep@rsing Trump around other issues, not this one. I’m with Australia and Canada on this. The Iranian regime is Stone Age and despicable and if somebody wants to try and reduce their capability to harm others, good for them.
If a massive drone and missile strike is launched against Akrotiri (precisely what I’d do) it’ll be rubbed off the map and so will British service people as there’s literally no means to defend it. Perhaps with a few sticks the poor undefended people based there can make catapults and bring them down that way.
It’s been obvious for so long what needed to be done, yet other priorities came first and still do.
Just a view.
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