AIBU to point out that the most important duty of the UK government is to maintain the defence of the country?

[KateSixer]

The shameful, cowardly and extremely short sighted decision of Starmer and Reeves not to properly fund the defence budget has led to the resignation of the Secretary of State for Defence.

Honestly it's traitorous.

Great idea - how about starting with the triple lock pension and the winter fuel allowance?

I agree triple lock is indefensible. Once you appreciate this you begin to realise that a lot (not quite all) of benefits policy is seen politically not as altruism but through the lens of a bribe to sections of the electorate that they think might support them.

Labour are shrinking what’s available.

I know. It sucks the NHS just needs to get rid of everyone at the top and not replace them! And tell the lazy doctors to just do their flipping jobs!

Oh yeah, it's as simple as that.

Donald Trump level reasoning.

Burnham is also a net zero zealot. He is working hand in glove with Mad Ed.

There was no justification for giving benefit claimants an above inflation rise except a blatant bribe for the unemployment to vote for labour.

If we got rid of Netflix Zero there would be more money for other things.