The Great British defence con
Military insiders are trying to bully the government into dependency on an erratic United States
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The case for spending on defence
Also: an epitaph for our times, and a novel way to read the news
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The tech execs haggling the “cost to kill”
At Britain’s premier defence conference, death is in demand
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What we learned at PMQs: George Robertson has done Keir Starmer no favours
Kemi Badenoch used all six of her questions to hammer Starmer on the Labour peer’s criticisms about defence spending
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Little England, Great Britain
The war in Iran has exposed a crippling English neurosis
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Iran, Turkey and the Nato paradox
Turkey’s delicate position – in the conflict and the region – lays bare the alliance’s contradictions
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John Healey: Labour needs the “broadest group” in government
The Defence Secretary on Iran and leadership ambitions
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Donald Trump is preparing for war
From Iran to Minnesota, the US military is becoming a projection of Maga
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Britain is in denial on defence
Politicians have not prepared the public for a dangerous new era
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Inside London’s festival for the arms industry
At DSEI, defence traders sell safety and violence.
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The Afghan data scandal and the sins of New Labour
The British state remains in thrall to Blairite adventurism.
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The great Afghan cover-up
This data breach is a humiliation of the British state – and its pretensions to intervene abroad.
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Can John Healey really afford to go to war?
Keir Starmer wants to lead a security government but isn’t prepared to pay the cost.
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The magical thinking behind European unity
The far right will always be an impediment to strategic autonomy.
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Peacekeepers in a world without peace
What is the point of Keir Starmer’s “coalition of the willing”?
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The warfare state needs the welfare state
Labour should argue for defence spending to be ringfenced outside the normal fiscal rules.
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The warfare state can rescue Britain
Tomorrow’s Spring Statement should recognise a simple truth: economic and national security are now inextricable.
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The SNP has entered a new, more serious era
John Swinney is stepping up support for the defence industry and backing Keir Starmer’s diplomacy.
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European leaders still aren’t facing reality on Ukraine
No matter how they spin it, there is no practical alternative to American military power.
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Keir Starmer finally has a vision for Britain
Energised by international events, the Prime Minister has defined his ideas for the state.
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