Why Britain gets defence wrong

Stop fixating on numbers and start focusing on capabilities

Today on Arguably, economist Jeegar Kakkad explains why the UK government is having the wrong argument over defence spending.

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Britain has spent the past year arguing about defence spending: 2.5 per cent of GDP, then 3 per cent in the next parliament, then 3.5 per cent by 2035. Almost every fight has been about the price. Almo…