Originally Posted by
Heathrow Harry
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The country is still not out of the woods financially and with people screaming that they should spend more and more on things like the NHS the defence budget will continue under a great deal of strain
I wonder if the NHS community are saying things like "with people screaming that they should spend more and more on things like defence the NHS budget will continue under a great deal of strain"?
If not, they should be. The budget numbers are arse about face. If your defence is ****, you needn't worry about health, education or welfare. Defence seems to be taken for granted, rather than planned for and budgeted accordingly. People then (including me) get all upset when the latest "right thing to do on the international stage" reveals that everything is held together by Harry Black Maskers and goodwill.