Steve Howell looks at how the government is enthusiastically signing up to plans for increased military spending- despite its claims of a fiscal 'black hole'.
Tag: Military Spending
US & UK Arming Israel’s Genocidal Destruction of Gaza – Stop the War
Lindsey German, Stop the war, on the astonishing figures that reveal the extent of the US funding of the Gaza genocide.
Starmer’s Foreign and ‘Defence’ Policies, One Year On – Kate Hudson, CND
Kate Hudson, CND, reviews Starmer's first year in office, with a look at the Government's increasing militarism, adherence to Trump's global agenda and support for Israel's genocide in Gaza.
Warmongering Starmer moves to 5% of GDP Military Spending #WelfareNotWarfare
"Spending £120 bn every year on lethal weaponry will make the world more dangerous, increase poverty & drive climate breakdown." - CND
Military spending is warping our economy to serve Trump imperialism – The Red Weekly Column
In our Red Weekly Column, Labour Outlook’s Sam Browse writes on the proposal to lift military spending to 5% of GDP.
“Simply grotesque”: Stop the War respond to Defence Review
"The only beneficiaries of this defence review will be the warmongers & the arms companies."
Welfare not Warfare: the case against higher military spending
CND Vice President Kate Hudson sets out the case for a strong campaign against increased militarism.
Starmer’s ‘warfare state’ must be opposed – Red Weekly column
"We need to be clear what our priorities are - nurses, not nukes; books, not bombs; welfare, not warfare."
Stop the War slam Starmer’s ‘sickening’ spending priorities
"The PM’s announcement of a rapid increase in ‘defence’ spending to 2.6% by 2027 and to 3% in the next parliament was designed to appease Donald Trump and the right wing in Britain."
Trump is proof that the World can’t survive another “New American Century”
Trump's push to war and his dangerous climate change denial must be challenged - Paul Atkin spoke at a rally outside the US Embassy last week.