We need to talk about UK Military Spending
Despite the cost of living crisis and over a decade of underfunded public services:
£62.2bn in core military spending in 2025/26
Billions more to be spent on the military every year
Welfare cuts pushing thousands into poverty
Cuts to international development budgets
Time to change direction?
Latest news
Global Days of Action on Military Spending 2025 – Sign the appeal
As the Global Days of Action on Military Spending get underway – an international appeal has been launched. The full text has been reproduced below…
Diane Abbott – Welfare not warfare must be our banner
Diane Abbott on the wrong priorities of this government
Spring Statement reveals how huge rises in the military budget hit the most vulnerable the hardest
Military spending increase paid for with welfare cuts
Military spending is touted as a remedy for Britain’s ailing economy. Here’s why it won’t work
Khem Rogaly challenges the government’s plans to spend 2.5% of GDP on the military
GCOMS-UK AGM 2025
The future of military spending in the UK
Speaker:
Prof Ron Smith – Birkbeck University of London
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