War! What is it good for? A ding-dong political row. The Defence Investment Plan (DIP) continues to dominate Westminster, following its unveiling by Keir Starmer yesterday. An extra £15 billion will now be spent on military budgets – a figure far short of the £28bn that John Healey was demanding prior to his resignation as defence secretary. That shortfall has been roundly condemned as insufficient by both opposition parties and much of the military establishment. If the chiefs do not think it is enough, the argument goes, then why should the British public?

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