MoD can have the money to build up our forces in response to Russia threat only if they reform procurement, and cut some of the pointless stuff that doesn't contribute to our defence. No need fo… (View Post)

At this point, you should assume everything they say is a lie unless there's independent corroboration. There's probably a statistical calculation you could do, but given that most people d… (View Post)

I think people have this the wrong way round. The danger is more Reeves resigning because Starmer overrules her on her fiscal rules to boost defence spending. I think having dreamed of being chancell… (View Post)

Lots of people on here get really excited by the idea of slashing govt and firing thousands/millions of govt employees. The disaster that DOGE will become probably won't change their minds, but … (View Post)

Yes - if the situation is as dire as these military experts keep saying, the obvious thing is to scrap carriers and spend more on other stuff. https://www.declassifieduk.org/the-giant-warships-sinkin… (View Post)