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Old 23rd Mar 2022, 13:45
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Ohrly
 
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Originally Posted by pr00ne
No increase in defence spending in the Chancellor's Spring statement, just a tax give away in 2 years time. That sums up the Tories priorities, ensure that they'll get re-elected and to hell with the countries defence!

Germany, Sweden, Finland, France and Italy have all stepped up to the plate.

The Tories? pathetic!
I guess if you define stepping up to the plate as consistently spending 25% under the NATO guideline for years, and then realising it might be a bad idea in the long term when a country nearby gets invaded. (For Italy and Germany).
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