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
Government publishes long awaited Defence Investment Plan
Billions more pledged to the military with cuts to almost every other department
CND CALLS FOR NEW DIRECTION AS DEFENCE SECRETARY RESIGNS AMID MILITARY SPENDING ROW
Following the resignation of John Healey as Defence Secretary, CND is calling for the government to take a new direction – away from the disastrous…
Yorkshire CND action for GDAMS
As part of the Global Days of Action on Military Spending, Yorkshire CND organised an action at Menwith Hill to highlight both the role the…
Military spending continues to rise as latest figures published
New data on global military spending – published today – shows that last year it grew by 2.9% above inflation to a massive $2.887 trillion…
Women in Black vigil for GDAMS
As part of activities for the Global Days of Action Military Spending – Women in Black made their regular vigil on 22 April about the…
GCOMS-UK AGM 2025
The future of military spending in the UK
Speaker:
Prof Ron Smith – Birkbeck University of London
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