Emeritus Prof. Christopher MayJun 16

I'm with Frances Ryan, there is a false distinction drawn by our political class between threats to security that emanate from the global system & those that stem from how UK society is organised.

The argument that we necessarily need to choose between military expenditure & welfare spending (wilfully) misunderstands the *real* threats to the UK population.

Rather we should see the UK's 'security' as including the plight of the population.

#security #politics #welfare
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/16/warfare-v-welfare-britain-spend-benefits-defence-safe

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@ChrisMayLA6 This presumes a society with some kind of solidarity. Historically, the "family with the wrong people in charge" hasn't cared much for anyone they regarded as lesser beings and this instinct is alive and well in the English establishment and on display daily*

Https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/06/08/malt-j08.html

*See

Richard Murphy's latest blog https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/06/16/reform-wants-to-release-a-racist-wrecking-ball-on-the-uk-economy/

Rupert Lowe on abolishing devolution yesterday.

It's bad faith all the way down. Always has been.

The Malthusian underpinnings of Boris Johnson’s “herd immunity” strategy

Today the toll of the pandemic is viewed by leading figures in the ruling elite as a supposedly natural “check” on sections of the population considered a drain on profits.

World Socialist Web Site
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