Cuts to social services to pay for £12 billion windfall to arms companies

‘Cash-strapped Britain has announced a £12 billion increase in the country’s war chest, including 8 BAE warships, 9 Boeing maritime patrol crafts, surveillance drones and Lockheed Martin jets. Similarly, the cost for replacing the Trident nuclear programme is spiralling out of control, with another £6 billion added to the budget, bringing the cost to £31 billion, with another £10 billion being set aside for contingencies.

That’s potentially an extra £53 billion that the government is prepared to spend on war, not social services.

Whilst the arms dealers rub their hands in glee at another increase in profits following a terrorist attack, George Osborne announced in his Autumn Statement, that despite reversing some of the cuts to tax credits, he has still made £12 billion in welfare cuts. Coincidentally, this is the same amount being added to the military budget (not including trident), as the poorest in society continue being punished.’

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