Every war indulged in by Britain over the past 30 years has been self-willed and aggressive, not defensive, waged against overseas sovereign states. There may have been reasons for such aggressions, but they have had nothing to do with defence...
When forced against a wall, British leaders have always slid into shielding their belligerence behind a veil of values...Almost all have cost billions, killed tens of thousands and ended in defeat. It is hard to see any that advanced the cause of British values.
Sunak now declares that the UK must face up to an axis of authoritarian states China, Russia, North Korea and Iran if it is to succeed in the years to come. He demands that these countries not be allowed to undermine our shared values and identities. But they are not seeking to do that.
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