To be honest I think there are other priorities that need to be tackled now.
I was once a staunch defender of Trident and the armed forces but seeing what we have got ourselves into of late I wonder is it worth it. Being a father and with my daughter now in secondary school and my son following a few years later I think the money saved on defence could be better spent elsewhere. Free education for one thing, including a first degree. Does that mean Britain can't have world beating defence technology companies, would it meant BAe Systems would wither and die? Of course not. Sweden doesn't have a huge defence budget but she sure as hell exports a lot.
The fact is a lot of European countries look at the UK and how she is kind of in Europe but not and think she isn't worth it. That is why France and Germany have led the negotiations and the process regarding the Ukraine. The UK needs to make a commitment to the EU one way or the other. But we just antagonise people. Ergo - no one really wants us involved.
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