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Is the government right to tell the army to stop non-essential training exercises to save money?

The British Army has been ordered to suspend collective training exercises for most UK-based units not preparing for imminent deployment. This move aims to save around £30 million amid in-year budget pressures, even as defence spending rises to 2.5% of national income. Prioritised activities focus on drone warfare, modernisation and operational readiness informed by the Ukraine conflict, while large-scale exercises with tanks and Apache helicopters are cancelled.

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HNTRJ· 266
The Unifier
Voted noCentre Right

This is reckless, We need our armed forces more than we have in decades. Defence readiness shouldn’t be treated as an easy place to make cuts

Slawomir· 613
The Civic Gatekeeper
Voted yesRight

Yes, obviously one of the last places to seek for cuts, but I lost faith in government being reasonable years ago.

Church15· 108★
The Civil-Liberties Restrictionist
Voted noRight

Defence of the realm should always be the number one priority of any government, particularly at a time when the world is becoming more dangerous. Our armed forces have been hollowed out for far too long.