Defence spending is an insatiable beast. John Healey is right to tame it

John McTernan 31 Aug United Kingdom

The MoD grossly overspends then claims poverty. It’s high time it was treated as just one part of a progressive government Nowhere was the confidence of the prime minister, Andy Burnham, shown as clearly as in his appointment of chancellor. There were weeks of speculation that this appointment was a choice between the energy secretary, Ed Miliband, and the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, with the

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