Politics
Middle Earner Tax Rise Essential for UK Defence Funding
•Resolution Foundation urges tax increases on middle earners to finance Britain's defence spending ambitions and close the public funding gap.
2 September 2026
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Defence Spending Uk
Politics
Defence spending reallocates billions from infrastructure, costing UK jobs
•Analysis of government figures reveals defence investment reallocation could eliminate 10,000 UK jobs, contradicting Starmer's employment growth claims.
3 July 2026