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?
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Help us challenge spiralling military spending
At GCOMS UK, we believe in a different future: one based on peace, diplomacy, international cooperation, and investment in the things that truly make people…
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Iain Overton writes for The Byline Times
GCOMS-UK AGM 2025
The future of military spending in the UK
Speaker:
Prof Ron Smith – Birkbeck University of London
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