Will Starmer dare deal with the merchants of death? Eliot Wilson There’s one substantial, profitable sector where industrial strategy could actually work: Defence. But with some on the left calling for an arms embargo, will the Labour leader look to defence as the driver of growth it could be? Asks Eliot Wilson If you can find solid principles underlying the Labour Party’s economic and industrial policy, [...]
UK defence sector raked in £28bn last year as war drives military spending Defence The UK defence sector grew by 36 per cent between 2013 and 2023 and raked in £28bn last year as war drives military spending globally, according to a new report.
Election 2024: ‘Leaders are temporary’ – Starmer defends prior Corbyn support Battle for No10 Sir Keir Starmer has defended his support for former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, insisting “leaders are temporary but parties are permanent”.
Remembering the battle of Mount Longdon June 12, 2024 Standing solemnly in silent contemplation at the Aldershot Military Cemetery, soaking in the summer sunshine, eternity faces me carved in stone – a reality so far removed from the bravado of war or the romance of its poets that it jolts. Here, as close to that poetic earth referred to as “forever England” as I [...]
Defence manufacturer Concurrent Technologies bags new contracts after acquisition June 6, 2024 Concurrent Technologies has bagged two contracts for £400k via its recently acquired subsidiary, Philips Aerospace.
Chemring: UK defence firm forecasts decade of rearmament as war fuels record orders June 4, 2024 Chemring's chief executive has forecast a decade of rearmament around the globe after the company posted a record half for new orders.
Election 2024: Starmer to commit Labour to ‘nuclear deterrent triple lock’ June 2, 2024 Sir Keir Starmer will pitch Labour as the “party of national security” as he commits to a “nuclear deterrent triple lock”.
Meltdown and Merlot: enquiries about luxury nuclear bunkers reach record high May 26, 2024 The UK's super rich are enquiring about nuclear bunkers at record levels, according to a leading provider of the apocalyptic safety net.
Qinetiq share price soars as global defence spending rises May 23, 2024 Defence contractor Qinetiq has hiked its dividend as a surge in national defence spending lifted full-year profit to £215.2m.
Cohort: Ukraine and Middle East conflicts drive record orders for defence firm May 23, 2024 Defence technology company Cohort received record orders last year, driven by ongoing conflict in Ukraine and the Middle East.