2026-08-15 15:14:57
Having visited sad, hollowed out, Huntingdon last year, I can understand the attraction of #MilitaryKeynesianism, but as the article argues, the local benefits are small and the political costs are big, drawing local government into the military net.
Local authorities are being roped into running militarised economies | Morning Star
So, this would be some subset of the 800 or so general-level officers who rubber-stamped #Trump’s #ForeignPolicy objectives, now complaining that #military concerns take a backseat to commercial interests—as if this…
My bet: At least one of the plants #Volkswagen wants to close will find new use for #military purposes.