Foxdiamond

A man who certainly had his Weetabix!

It certainly would be

I suppose adequate is expensive enough

I suppose with defence it's an insurance policy and you need at least adequate cover to meet the unexpected. Even going back to the Warsaw Pacts days it was known Nato could not win a long conventional conflict but didn't put all the eggs in the nuclear basket. As for defending British people etc against a non nuclear enemy the Thatcher government gave off the wrong signals in 1982 that led to the Falklands war that very few here thought possible.

Perhaps you should be defence minister

Or simplistic

Under Right to buy. 820,000 former council homes lost to the private rented sector apparently

A good point. I know council tenants that keep their homes pristine. Imagine if councils had the money that goes to housing benefit for private landlords. Also what is now an old fashioned term house the respectable working class in council houses. People that have a pride in their home.

Thank you for your detailed reply. I've often posted on here that there should be far more social housing at reasonable rents. Right to Buy without replacing the stock has been a disaster for our country.

Time to put fingers in ears and shout la la la

Just wish there was more decent social housing and people charged reasonable rents. As for defence successive governments have neglected it. I think we will all have to contribute a bit more.

I was looking at how much is spent on housing benefit. Are private landlords making a mint at our expense. Certainly not against people getting help but perhaps private rents are a rip off?

Defending our people is the first duty of a government

True but we need comprehensive equipment etc

Very good point. Basically we surely can't afford NOT to spend more on defence

Assuming John Healey is correct. How does government raise funds for increased defence spending?

Sounds fair. Does that mean we should see it more outside of political displays?

How then do good hearted people reclaim their flag or should it only be flown by official authorities?

Defence Minister John Healey has resigned. Seems government is not doing what is anything like necessary upgrade to defence.

Fair enough. Obviously the landlords are partially responsible and the law makers need to cotton on pronto

Not expecting much of England in this World Cup. Just thinking how perception would have changed if they has won those two Euro finals

Confident because nobody else wants him

Dereliction of duty

No wonder this mob like boring, time consuming football as this is in line with the lack of pace and urgency they work at

Nuts isn't it.