Latest thing I read, the PLAN is building the equivalent of a new Royal Navy every 2 years. I hope the UK really invests in growing the Royal Navy. The US needs all the help it can get in the Indo Pacific.
Thank you! I'd like to see more, of course - ideally approaching the 5% mark - but we shall see whether the political will exists for that as things continue to develop
Yes, I’m also concerned political will is going to be a constraint (short of an all-out attack on the UK). Hopefully we can get this economy moving again and tackle the low productivity we’ve been experiencing for the past couple of decades. Economic growth is probably both the simplest solution and the most complex!
Thanks very much again, Emma. Appreciate the extra input! Keep up the good work.
Latest thing I read, the PLAN is building the equivalent of a new Royal Navy every 2 years. I hope the UK really invests in growing the Royal Navy. The US needs all the help it can get in the Indo Pacific.
Another excellent piece, Emma (this simple praise from a fellow submarinophilus and submarine advocate).
Do you feel the eventual 3% target will realistically have the necessary impact on our armed forces? Estimates seem to vary between 3-5%.
Thank you! I'd like to see more, of course - ideally approaching the 5% mark - but we shall see whether the political will exists for that as things continue to develop
Yes, I’m also concerned political will is going to be a constraint (short of an all-out attack on the UK). Hopefully we can get this economy moving again and tackle the low productivity we’ve been experiencing for the past couple of decades. Economic growth is probably both the simplest solution and the most complex!
Thanks very much again, Emma. Appreciate the extra input! Keep up the good work.