Emeritus Prof Christopher May on Nostr: Given demands Europeans spend more on defence & views expressed across the arms ...
Given demands Europeans spend more on defence & views expressed across the arms industry that supply chains should be localised, those arguing that the UK might benefit from some military Keynsianism (investment in arms industries with the hope of a wider economic multiplier) might have their case bolstered by BAE systems' place in the global defence sector... its the sixth largest contractor & the biggest non-US firm.
Is this Labour's 'silver bullet' (pun intended) for growth?
#economics
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