Pint & Politics - February

The price of freedom - would you invest in Britain’s security?

In the grim dark present day, Trump's threats range from simply not defending NATO to actively threatening Denmark and its territory, Greenland. Russia is having a "hot war" on our doorstep while arguably fighting a "hybrid war" against us and our allies. 

In light of this, the Lib Dems have now announced a policy for "Defence Bonds", raising up to £20 billion to boost funding for our armed forces and other security services.

Sometimes known as war bonds, this is a traditional way of funding the armed forces and defence initiatives going back to the Napoleonic Wars.

In our session, we will look at the state of our armed forces (grim!) and the legacy of years and years of Conservative rule. We will consider the need for investment to keep us safe from Russia, cyber attacks, and aggressive "allies" like Trump. And we will consider this new policy and ask, would you invest your savings in the 'defence of the nation'? Or do you think that a country where "everything is broken" should have different priorities right now? 

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