another_richard

Gaetz is a sleazy right-winger so the BBC have a pavlovian hostility towards him. Gabbard is a former Dem and Sanders supporter so the BBC have a natural sympathy towards her. (View Post)

To govern is to chose. At the moment Starmer and Reeves have chosen an increase in NHS spending 10x that of the increase in defence spending. Whether they'll change or maintain that ratio we will see… (View Post)

I didn't say it was going to be easy. As someone once said "we're all in this together" and together we're all going to have some pain. And we'll need leaders who will have to spell out tha… (View Post)

It really didn't. A significant increase would be to a minimum of 3% with immediate effect and planned increases to over 4%. The NHS is getting an increase 10x the size that defence is. What do you t… (View Post)

Suggest this means that the UK should increase defence spending and you'll see more than liberal tears, you'll get full force tantrums from many of them. (View Post)