The debate goes on..

The perfectly done, melt in the mouth steak distracts us only for a short while. I demand to know why overseas spending has been ring fenced. Noble perhaps, but when your country is on the brink of serious deficit issues, surely nobility must give way to a baser need for survival. Africa's need will outstrip Britain's recovery, but Britain won't be much good for Africa if her coffers are always empty. But it's not the nobility is it that drove the righteous into Iraq. Do the contracts secured justify the taxpayers support of the continuous military presence? Where is the quid pro quo? The media is screaming about harsh measures that will come to bear upon us. Given the significant cuts that will be required in public spending, why not focus on those areas that would appear less critical in these times? Overseas aid? Inwards, yes please!

Slash the defence budget, not the school arts programs. Everyone waxes lyrical about the enriching effect sports and music have on children. Everyone remembers those teachers that left an impression on them. Isn't it better to invest in our future, protect that from harsh decisions instead of a game of oneupmanship? Defense of what? Who on earth would want the UK these days? Hell, who has for a while now? Nuke for suspected nuke? Or a child that smiles more and finds peace in melody and laughs with the adrenaline of animal exercise? Perhaps they'd be less prone to go to war if they had other skills....