Emeritus Prof Christopher May on Nostr: I see #GrantShapps (currently #defence secretary) has said the 'peace dividend' is ...

I see #GrantShapps (currently #defence secretary) has said the 'peace dividend' is over & we need to spend more on defence given the current international climate.

I'm not goitre to get into whether this is the right or wrong analysis & approach... what I want to question is: 'peace dividend'?

After a decade & half of #Tory #austerity, an engineered crisis in the public sector & #NHS, with the #costofliving crisis & stagnated economic development.... what peace dividend, was that?