This is very much the kind of country we are. The NHS and welfare budgets will continue to soak up everything regardless. Not that I'm averse to spending on such concerns, however, it would appear that its the only thing that gets headlines, if for example increases in funding are not as much as what Labour demand. at a time when Defence and Security concerns are quite high should the Government dare to increase by even the smallest of margins defence spending the very next day LBC will have a debate on why we maintain an Army at all? Asking simplistic and glib questions about just who is about to invade us anyway. As we all know, defence arrangements and posture are all about avoiding such matters ever materialising. Indeed, the NHS regardless of how much financial bloat it suffers from will be wheeled out as an acute case of anorexia, suffering cuts to funds while defence, often confused with the arms industry, carry on unaffected by austerity. Absolute nonsense but there you go.
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