“The world is a more dangerous place. The threat from Russia is very real and we need to do something about it.” Defence analyst Col. Stuart Crawford explains why Rishi Sunak has committed to spending 2.5% of GDP on defence in an election year.@jjanisiobi pic.twitter.com/dqd4tI4ooY — TalkTV (@TalkTV) April 24, 2024 Lt Col Stuart CrawfordContinue reading ““The world is a more dangerous place. The threat from Russia is very real and we need to do something about it.””
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Former SNP spokesman comments on today’s announcement and predicts a Zombie Government in Scotland is on the cards until 2026!
Lt. Col. Stuart Crawford, a former SNP Defence Spokesperson said today, 25th April, 2024, “In possibly his first and only positive action of his entire period in office to date, Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf has terminated the Bute House Agreement between the SNP and the Scottish Greens, thereby ending the coalition government in Edinburgh.Continue reading “Former SNP spokesman comments on today’s announcement and predicts a Zombie Government in Scotland is on the cards until 2026!”
Sunak Announces Increase In UK Defence Spending
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced that the UK will spend 2.5% of its GDP on defence by 2030, up from approximately 2.1% at present and well in excess of the NATO benchmark figure of 2%. He had been under some pressure since the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s last budget statement had nothing for defence.Continue reading “Sunak Announces Increase In UK Defence Spending”
Israel’s retaliatory strike on Iran – could just be a trial run for something else …..
Lt Col Stuart Crawford is a defence analyst and former army officer. Sign up for his podcasts and newsletters at http://www.DefenceReview.uk Loading… Lt Col Stuart Crawford’s latest book Tank Commander (Hardback) is available now http://www.DefenceReview.UK @peoplemattertv @509298
China’s Cops on the Beat: Foreign Officers Patrol Hungary’s Streets for the First Time Since World War II!
The agreement makes it legal for Chinese officers to police the streets. Other countries have informal agreements with China but nothing as formal as the situation now in Hungary. It is a headache for the European Union and Parliament which debated the issue on Wednesday, April 10th. It is a breach of Max Weber’s notionContinue reading “China’s Cops on the Beat: Foreign Officers Patrol Hungary’s Streets for the First Time Since World War II!”