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Should we start integrating our defence more with France?
With the US having elected Trump and Germany in a state of economic crisis, the only two Western countries who will reliably support Ukraine and the rest of Eastern Europe is the UK and France. We're also the only two countries who seem to likely be keeping to this course. The NF in France seems locked out of the legislature, and the tories at least aren't too radicalised to be Anti-Ukraine.
Additionally, the UK-US Nuclear agreement will come up for renewal in 2025. It's very possible the Trump admin will twist our arm over this and we risk losing our access to Nuclear missiles for Trident. Integrating our defence with France would be a good first step to acquiring an independent deterrent.
We also share a lot of broader foreign policy aims with France. Close relations with Europe (At least whilst Labour is in charge), but with us outside of it (Which suits France's broader European aims.)
Our defence priorities even compliment each other well. France brings ground forces and procurement, whilst we bring intelligence services.
We've been forging closer defence ties for 20 years now. Is now the time to go in on this?
14:06 UTC
Are prisons really full?
Supposedly British prisons are full to the rafter.
But every day I rad in the paper about this crime and that crime and they were sentence to x amount of years in prison and that's just the ones reported on.
If prisons are full how can they constantly be sending people to prison for years and years? Are they releasing people early as quick as they are sending them?
13:03 UTC