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Old 13th Mar 2023, 15:36
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Originally Posted by Bob Viking
I’m not disagreeing with your post, but MFTS? Maybe check your timelines on that one. Unless the Conservatives started the idea in 1997 before Tony Blair took over I think you’ll need to remove that one from your list.

BV
You are right, MFTS started in 2008 so must have been kicked off a good few years before then, so that does lie under the Labour Govt of the day, that Labour Gov't who spent 2.5% of GDP on defence, a figure never yet reached by this Tory administration. (sorry, not taking away from your correction!)
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