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Looks like the Tories—or at least #GrantShapps, or whatever his name is this week—are now on a “pre-war” footing. 🤨 #ToryBritain

#warmongers
Ministers urge government to increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68522402

Ministers urge government to increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP
Two senior Conservatives publicly call on Rishi Sunak to increase spending to counter global risks.

"Most economists, politicians and businesses [with not a thought for tomorrow ] like to see gross domestic product (GDP) rising steadily because it usually means people are spending more [with diminishing satisfaction in what they paid for], extra jobs are created [notwithstanding their often dire quality], more tax is paid [and then spent on bombs] and workers get better pay rises [in a currency that is losing value]."
UK economy grew slightly in February - BBC News

GDP: Economy grew in February increasing hopes UK is out of recession
The economy grew by 0.1%, official figures show, with the production sector providing the biggest boost.

‘A lot higher than we expected’: Russian arms production worries Europe’s war planners
As Ukraine has scrambled to source ammunition, arms and equipment for its defence, Russia has presided over a massive ramping up of industrial production over the last two years that has outstripped what many western defence planners expected when Vladimir Putin launched his invasion.
Total defence spending has risen to an estimated 7.5% of Russia’s GDP, supply chains have been redesigned to se…

I have reason to believe the UK is making weapons of mass destruction and plans to increase them.
Keir Starmer: Labour wants to increase defence spending to 2.5% - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68790435

Keir Starmer: Labour commitment to nuclear weapons unshakeable
The Labour leader also says he would match the Tory aim of raising defence spending to 2.5% of GDP.

I have reason to believe the UK is making weapons of mass destruction and plans to increase them.
Keir Starmer: Labour wants to increase defence spending to 2.5% - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68790435

Keir Starmer: Labour commitment to nuclear weapons unshakeable
The Labour leader also says he would match the Tory aim of raising defence spending to 2.5% of GDP.

In contrast to Starmer and Hunt, aiming to increase military spending #GettingReal
"UK defence expenditure should firstly be reduced from 2.2% of GDP to the European Union average of 1.6% (World Bank & Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, n.d.). The actual expenditure would decline further given the managed contracting scale of the economy as a whole. Moreover, the fo…