Any boost for the military will be paid for by cuts elsewhere. Britain’s new PM should be careful he is not being sold a pup For many British voters, politicians and journalists, public spending has had a bad name since the late 1970s, when Margaret Thatcher’s government began its long campaign ...
Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/16/uk-defence-spending-andy-burnham-labour-politics)