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Spend it on the people, not war
It is time to invest in our future not nukes and weapons of war, writes KEN LIVINGSTONE
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AT the end of March, the UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres called for a global ceasefire, saying the war on the coronavirus was the only war we should be fighting at this time of the global pandemic.

Part of his reasoning was that this would help countries focus resources towards fighting Covid-19 rather than on extravagant military spending.

This should mean that in Britain spending on the impact of coronavirus must take priority ahead of military spending.

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