This may be an unpopular opinion but it is annoying me to no end and NC
We have a littany of issues crying out for funding domestically - NHS broken. Economy going down the drain. Pound down 20% in one year. Public services collapsing, Education system requiring re-investment, high taxes driving talent out. We can keep blaming our politicians but someone needs to prioritise where money goes - and no one is willing to talk about this
Yet we are spending hundreds of billions in supporting Ukraine in a war which has nothing to do with us. Yes we are morally supporting them but is there no amount which will be too much? We are paying both directly (through weapons and aid) and indirectly (through huge energy subsidies - last totalling north of £200bn) - we need to stop this spending, reduce energy prices, stop this craziness
How is this war something we can afford on the basis on principles and why aren't we more aggressively pushing for a negotiated settlement?
We cannot afford this. It sucks for Ukrainians but this is not UK's bill to foot.
AIBU?