that's not what my okr's say.

Tesla cannot make an airplane. SpaceX, absolutely. Tesla, not a chance.

So, yes, more funding for defence is good. The focus needs to shift now to reform & modernisation, not endless debates about the amount of funding and how to finance it.

To do this at pace requires Whitehall to operate differently on
-budgeting (annual budgeting drives costs up, not down)
-procurement (it was broken 20 yrs ago)
-intl collab (UK must learn from Ukrainian def capabilities)
-military recruitment & logistics
-deployment (from Ukraine to Red Sea)

The UK needs a defence industrial strategy that prioritises 3 areas:
🫡 rapidly scale capabilies that can be deployed to defend UK interests, inc in the Red Sea
⚙️ modernisation of the traditional defence sector, inc automating production
🤖 deeper engagemnet w defencetech cos

No. Bc just like Kamala Harris, his online fandoms were just too niche.

Labour’s credibility trap
www.economist.com/britain/2025...
from The Economist working link

Also, the NESO assessment that says 2030 is achievable will be out of date as soon as the government publishes the AI Opportunities Review