Summary
THEY are at it again! "The Government allowing British arms manufacturers to sell to some of the most dangerous and repressive regimes in the world" (Daily Post, February 24).They are spending an estimated pounds 990m of taxpayers money every year,possibly more, promoting and subsidising arms exports.
To justify this expense,New Labour keeps talking about exports maintaining a significant number of jobs,about the savings they bring to MOD procurement costs, about how exports help support a "British defence industry" and their contribution to international stability. But when each of these claims,and others,are subject to scrutiny it is found that either the Government has failed to prove its case or that the case is simply unsustainable.See the full content of this document
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Letter: Up in Arms
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