Not so. I would happily vote for it, if the world were at peace. And I am one of the “UK left” myself btw. We just need to be aware that in an evolving and troubled world, we need to allocate funds to defence. It’s the only issue I disagree on.
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So the UK left should campaign for more defence spending and vote Labour?
jul 25, 2025, 10:41 am • 0 0 • view
And as a footnote not all defence is about weapons. You need to defend your banks, your national security and your people against hostility. That costs a lot of money when nations are hacking into your systems for your intelligence systems.
jul 25, 2025, 10:55 am • 1 0 • view
Let’s agree to disagree. We have differing views. I’m not changing mine, and you aren’t changing yours.
jul 25, 2025, 10:48 am • 0 0 • view
So you do think the British left should campaign for more defence spending and vote Labour. Do you not realise how daft that sounds?
jul 25, 2025, 10:52 am • 0 0 • view
We don’t need to campaign for anything. We are already doing it btw.
jul 25, 2025, 11:05 am • 0 0 • view
How about you say what you think? You’re asking a lot of questions, but no answers
jul 25, 2025, 10:59 am • 0 0 • view
About what?
jul 25, 2025, 11:01 am • 0 0 • view
I give up. This is not debate
jul 25, 2025, 11:06 am • 0 0 • view
Correct. It's you concern trolling and evading questions.
jul 25, 2025, 11:08 am • 2 0 • view
Would you object to us being part of a peacekeeping force in Gaza?
jul 25, 2025, 11:14 am • 0 0 • view
I thought you'd given up? The UK would not need a significant rise in defence spending to take part in an international peacekeeping force in Gaza, if that's where you're going with this.
jul 25, 2025, 11:19 am • 2 1 • view
We would need the navy to get people there, the army for boots on the ground and the air force for supplies. All three to defend it. All while retaining our own defence capabilities. 100’s of millions. And I think we should do it.
jul 25, 2025, 11:25 am • 0 0 • view
As a keen cyclist myself...
jul 25, 2025, 12:21 pm • 0 0 • view
yes! yes! this! i'm actually a tory arms-dealer but i ALSO want to increase defence spending?! great minds think alike! we can work together to spend money on war! and once we've spent so much money on war that it stops happening, perhaps the time will be right to make the world a better place???
jul 25, 2025, 1:25 pm • 1 0 • view