Whenever a politician says "difficult choices", hide your silver. Reeves is making the worst sort of decision here. True defence is protecting ALL your citizens from external threats, most of which are economic and climate related.
"Rachel Reeves has warned “difficult choices” are required to increase defence spending and other budgets may have to be cut, including welfare"
#Defence #Welfare #UKPolitics
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/16/rachel-reeves-warns-other-budgets-may-be-cut-to-lift-defence-spending
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