NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (right), Defence Secretary Grant Shapps (left), and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak look at weapons at the Warsaw Armoured Brigade in Warsaw, Poland, April 23, 2024
ANTI-WAR campaigners demanded a stop to the new arms race today, after Tories and Labour united in support of boosting military spending to 2.5 per cent of gross domestic product.
The Establishment embraced a new spasm of militarisation as PM Rishi Sunak announced in Warsaw that Britain would crank up its arms bill to the new target by the end of the decade.
This would put an “additional £75 billion into defence spending over that period,” Defence Secretary Grant Shapps told MPs.
LIZ PAYNE condemns how Labour backs war in Gaza and Ukraine, and massive funding for Trident’s nuclear bombs, when billions are needed just to restore public services
In the conclusion of his two-part article, PETER MERTENS reveals that while global military spending hits $2.7 trillion with European arms company profits soaring 1,000%, €1 invested in hospitals creates 2.5 times more jobs than weapons
