UK defence spending going up from 2.3% to ...

[motorbiking]

Kieth will be surprised by Trumpf’s ingratitude

Might even have been a condition of the meeting.

Shame he got his sums wrong. Seems he will need all the overseas aid budget.

 

[Notch7]

So was raising foreign aid

The manifesto only stated: ““as soon as the fiscal situation allows”

So, they haven’t broken their manifesto

Good effort but you failed

 

[Notch7]

Might even have been a condition of the meeting

Or might not

 

[motorbiking]

Isn’t starmer sat outside waiting for Trump to finish talking with macron.

 

[gas112]

Cutting aid looks like china and india will have to completely fund there own space programmes

 

[transam]

Starmer is in a difficult position ref this Trump caper

Not sure how you deal with this character ???

He makes statements that are blatantly false ?

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

He makes statements that are blatantly false ?

Trump is just as bad, probably worse

 

[diy_fun_uk]

Doubt the increase in defence spending will result in any real
Increase in equipment ?? Troop numbers ?

Defence procurement takes years

Am currently working with a fella that recently came out the army after 4 years

His grand dad was using the same equipment

Make do and mend policy

Spent shells collected to be re used

Un like the US army

When they were in excercise with the yanks they could not believe as to what they were supplied with they looked on in envy

MOD housing for troops is a disgrace and to improve that it will come out the budget

Exactly why it's a disgrace that the EU/UK took its eye well and truly off the defence spending ball.

They've had a rude (but necessary) awakening from Trump and his administration.

 

[diy_fun_uk]

Aiming for 3% by next parliament.

We'll see ...

 

[Notch7]

They've had a rude (but necessary) awakening from Trump and his administration.

Americans are getting a rude awakening, they’ve voted in so,embody who is making their lives worse.

Silly muppets

 

[transam]

Exactly why it's a disgrace that the EU/UK took its eye well and truly off the defence spending ball.

They've had a rude (but necessary) awakening from Trump and his administration.

May be so ??

But trump may well be advised to take some lessons on diplomacy and doing yer dirty laundry in private

In particular with long standing loyal allies ??

Fact is trumps legacy may well be the legacy of being the stupidest president in the history of the United States by a country mile

 

[noseall]

Isn’t starmer sat outside waiting for Trump to finish talking with macron.

..you mean lying to Macron. Good to see him correcting the dumb orange idiot.

 

[noseall]

They've had a rude (but necessary) awakening from Trump and his administration.

Europe is now on a war footing, thanks to the stupid orange moron jumping into bed with his bezzy Poo tin. Necessary, my arse.

 

[gas112]

Europe is now on a war footing, thanks to the stupid orange moron jumping into bed with his bezzy Poo tin. Necessary, my arse.

really would you like to show the links to the french /german /italian/belgain / dutch etc etc troop mobilisation

 

[Odds]

really would you like to show the links to the french /german /italian/belgain / dutch etc etc troop mobilisation

Today, the Commission allocated the €500 million foreseen under the Act in Support of Ammunition Production. This will allow the European defence industry to ramp up its ammunition production capacity to 2 million per year by the end of 2025. Together, these programmes have a budget of almost €2 billion. Today’s steps towards the reinforcement of the European defence technological and industrial base are taken in the wake of the adoption of the first ever European Defence Industrial Strategy (EDIS) and the associated proposal for a European Defence Industry Programme.

D.I.S.E.eu

Sounds like a step towards a cohesive European Defence Policy to me...you know; that European Army y'all warned us about. Ironic, really, that it should come about this way.