'Our focus should be on security and defence spending increases.' Priti Patel MP says the current Labour Government needs to 'step up' and focus on the UK's defence and security.

Security and defence, eh? Sounds like a fancy way to avoid sorting out the real problems. Just more hot air from folks who don’t know their backside from their elbow.

The reasons Zelensky should go.

Oh, come off it, Priti! We all want a secure nation, but let’s not pretend that just throwing more money at defence is the answer. It’s about strategy and community too—can’t tackle issues with just a bigger budget!

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A YouGov poll from 2024 (cited in Middle East Eye) revealed young people (ages 18–40) strongly oppose military service. Only 7% would volunteer for the army in a new world war, 21% would serve if conscripted, and 38% would refuse even if conscripted. Even with an imminent invasion, 30% would still refuse, posing a recruitment challenge. The UK military faces a crisis, with armed forces strength dropping nearly 32% since 2000 (from 269,000 to 183,230 by April 2024, per MoD data). Polls and discussions suggest Generation Z avoids military careers due to fear of death/injury, distrust in institutions, poor pay and conditions, and negative views of recent conflicts. It seems the government has belittled its citizens so much that no one is willing to fight for it.

And yet in 14 yrs you party cut the army to the bone

If this idiot increases the defence budget then you can bet the money will go to Ukraine

PP is now irrelevant

14 years and nothing done. Pipe down Priti

You are still part of NATO and the agreement with Russia by NATO is no more incursion You want to start WIII have at it but we aren't going to pull anyones ass out of the fire especially nations that treat their subject like second class citizens behind Terrorist Groups the Government forced on their citizens