Originally Posted by
Not_a_boffin
As pointed out above, those Europeans you mention are not stepping up to the plate. They're just committing to fixing years of neglect.
The existential threat to the UK is currently inflation, debt interest repayment and cost of living. While more defence spending would be welcome, it would be building on a large settlement last year and has to be paid for in the round.
What "these Europeans" are NOT doing however, is disbanding squadrons, retiring entire fleets without replacement, cutting capabilities, closing stations and retiring entire classes of weapon systems with replacements slated for the 2030's, which is exactly what the Tories are doing right now!