UK's Starmer commits to increasing defence spending to 2.5% of GDP
UK's Starmer commits to increasing defence spending to 2.5% of GDP
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Tuesday (9 July) said he would fulfil a campaign commitment to increase UK defence spending to 2.5% of GDP, but underlined he would only do so when the country could afford it and after a review of defence strategy.
I can't say I'm especially pro-military, but I think it's worth noting that a simple budget increase like this is definitely going to be vastly more effective at strengthening our armed forces than what Rishi Sunak BASED HIS ENTIRE CAMPAIGN ON, which was mandatory service for young people.
Budget for good weapons, equipment and vehicles is way more important to a modern army than just having a lot of warm bodies to throw at a target- just look at Russia's atrocious waste of lives in Ukraine.
Which vehicles ?
Boats, airplanes, jeeps, helicopters etc.
Good. The UK's military (just like seemingly everything else lol) saw a major hit under the Conservatives.
The world is, unfortunately, becoming more hostile and Europe needs to be prepared for this.