
‘It’s beyond embarrassing, it’s dangerous’: why Britain must fund defence | Sir Richard Barrons
From Coffee House Shots
Published 6/11/2026

From Coffee House Shots
Published 6/11/2026
Britain’s defence review is now a year old – but the government is still arguing over how to pay for it. John Healey, the (now former) defence secretary, has resigned over the failure to set out an adequate plan to meet the need to modernise our armed forces.General Sir Richard Barrons, one of the…