In 2021/22, the United Kingdom spent approximately 48.6 billion British pounds on defense, an increase of around four billion pounds when on the previous year. In October 2022 British Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace announced that Britain’s military spending will double and reach 100 billion pounds by 2030, meeting the new Prime Minister Truss’ goal of increasing military spending to 3% of GDP.
44% Increase |
31% Decrease |
37% Increase |
31% Decrease |
7% Increase, but only after our deficit is drastically reduced |
See how support for each position on “Military Spending” has changed over time for 127k UK voters.
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See how importance of “Military Spending” has changed over time for 127k UK voters.
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Unique answers from UK users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
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Decrease, unless there's a threat of world war 3 (in which case we should increase it).
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Increase, as we are currently living through tumultuous times in world politics, but ultimately decrease
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Drastically reduce the cost of RnD spendeture and move that money towards re arming and recalling the current arsenal of the country including buying more challenger tanks and new rifles to replace the L85A2
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There should be an overall decrease as nuclear weapons should be dismantled however spending on naval, ground and air defence should stay the same.
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Keep as is, but make military more useful by having them involved much in more community service rather than training for fighting. Make community service at least 50% of their time spend.
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Increase only if it's for defending our boarders and not attacking other countries for wars the public do not agree with
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