MrSnuggles, could I ask whether you have real inside information on increased spending, or is this just you speculating like the rest of us? I'm genuinely interested.
Also, is this increase a reference solely to the rumoured new MPA that has been around for weeks or something new on top?
Hopefully this is just the tip of a large funding iceberg; with the length of time it takes western governments to decide to do something, let alone organise it, the situation with Russia/ China will be a whole lot more obvious to the public and in need of a bit more than a few token pence.