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Prime Minister Keir Starmer waits to welcome European leaders to Lancaster House, London, for a European leaders' summit on the situation in Ukraine, March 2, 2025
IT is no surprise that stock markets are soaring on the news of huge arms spending increases across the Nato states.
It is more surprising that in Britain there has been so little opposition within the left and the trade unions for the budget shift.
Yes, many have condemned the cruel cuts to overseas aid with which Keir Starmer is funding phase one of his martial build-up. But no Labour MP other than Diane Abbott has challenged the principle of spending more on the military.
Only an ambitious programme of state-led investment can restore growth and improve living standards, argues MICHAEL BURKE
Government's plan means ‘extra cash for war and overseas interventions, but less for schools and hospitals,’ Unison general secretary Andrea Egan warns
Expanding Britain’s nuclear capability increases the risk of nuclear confrontation. It does not keep us safe – it makes us a target, argues CAROL TURNER