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Old 26th Jul 2015, 13:43
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Originally Posted by Easy Street
Roadster,

I think you've misunderstood. With the 2% commitment, Defence has joined the hallowed ranks of the 'protected' budgets alongside Health, Education and International Development.
Good! I must have misread; I only saw NHS and Education on a per-pupil basis. That clears it up.

So maybe there is/will be money available to be shifted onto doing some sensible things rather than knee-jerk cuts, in Defence anyway.
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