U.K. General Election/Government, 4 Jul 2024 - ?

[Kirkhill]

Ahh, What the British really need to do is send their navy in to ....oops sorry forgot.

Why send a boat when you can send a rocket?

The UK is working on long range missiles for its own use.

But, it is already making long range missiles that the Ukrainians are using. The Ukrainians have a well instrumented tested range, issue timely reports and are open to frequent iterative developments.

Project Brakestop

UK accelerates long-range strike capability for Ukraine

Three UK-designed long-range strike systems have been flight tested just months after competition launch, as British defence industry deliver battlefield capability at record speed

www.gov.uk

Project BRAKESTOP: One step closer to strike freedom for Ukraine

Project BRAKESTOP: three UK firms flight-test long-range strike missiles for Ukraine, designed to bypass US approval delays.

www.calibredefence.co.uk

Project Nightfall

UK to develop new deep strike ballistic missile for Ukraine

The UK will develop new tactical ballistic missiles that boost Ukraine’s firepower to defend itself from Putin’s war machine.

www.gov.uk

500 km
200 kg
800,000 UKP
10 per month

 

[lenaitch]

Sending a boat sends one kind of message. Sending a missile sends a completely different kind of message; one that would anticipate a reply in kind.

 

[Halifax Tar]

Sending a boat sends one kind of message. Sending a missile sends a completely different kind of message; one that would anticipate a reply in kind.

I think the word you're looking for is presence...

Its actually a very large role for Navies.

 

[Czech_pivo]

The continuing economic decline seems inevitable regardless who's in power but an anti-business, tax and spend Labour government might have a tougher time of it than most ...

Brexit has been an economic failure​

Ten years ago, the UK voted to leave the EU. Since then, an extensive body of research has studied the impact of Brexit on the national economy. Researchers have analysed how the June 2016 vote, the January 2020 departure from the EU and the January 2021 implementation of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) have affected prices, wages, employment, domestic and foreign investment, output, productivity, trade and financial markets, among many other outcomes.

The overall findings are emphatic: Brexit has made the UK poorer than it would have been had the UK remained in the EU. The best available estimates imply that by the end of 2019 Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 2 per cent to 3 per cent. Quantifying the impacts from 2020 onwards is harder because of the Covid-19 pandemic and energy price shocks following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But recent analysis suggests that the costs have risen over time and that Brexit may have reduced UK GDP per head by as much as 8 per cent by the start of 2025. An 8 per cent decline would represent a loss of £3,300 per person in 2024.The overall findings are emphatic: Brexit has made the UK poorer than it would have been had the UK remained in the EU.

Brexit has been an economic failure | LSE British Politics

There is ample evidence that Brexit has damaged the UK’s economy.Putting up trade barriers, higher import prices and uncertainty have made the UK poorer.

blogs.lse.ac.uk

‘Welcome back,’ says Macron, as U.K. PM opens door to EU return

Andy Burnham put the idea of Britain rejoining the EU on the table Wednesday, breaking a taboo for a U.K. prime minister and leading French President Emmanuel Macron to declare in English “Welcome back.”

www.ctvnews.ca

‘Welcome back,’ says Macron, as U.K. PM opens door to EU return​

 

[Gordon Dundas/]

‘Welcome back,’ says Macron, as U.K. PM opens door to EU return

Andy Burnham put the idea of Britain rejoining the EU on the table Wednesday, breaking a taboo for a U.K. prime minister and leading French President Emmanuel Macron to declare in English “Welcome back.”

www.ctvnews.ca

‘Welcome back,’ says Macron, as U.K. PM opens door to EU return​

Welcome back ?
Poor old Vladimir ,won't be happy.