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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Europe is not doomed yet
It still has many cards it can play against Russia.
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Can Starmer make Labour the security party?
The Prime Minister has found the definition he lacked but tensions over spending cuts remain.
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The SNP’s defence headache
As the West rearms against the Russian threat, Scotland’s government risks appearing detached from reality.
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Labour’s “old right” has been reborn
Keir Starmer’s new direction on defence and immigration echoes his party’s past.
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Paying the costs of war
Keir Starmer’s defence spending increase is a very expensive lesson in failing to plan ahead.
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PMQs review: Badenoch pushes the Tories further into irrelevance
Even Conservative backbenchers guffawed at yet another takedown by Starmer.
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How will Britain pay for higher military spending?
The defence budget is already a procurement disaster.
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Keir Starmer in Trumpworld
The fate of the special relationship in a new global order.
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Starmer’s defence spending increase could define his premiership
There is an opportunity for the UK in this turbulent international order.
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