Editorial: UK Needs Stricter Control Over Defence Spending

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

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 their contrasting political economies. It has been a hallmark of Burnham’s politics that he and his ...

By John McTernan