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Nicholas Lyons

Inheritance tax-exempt bonds can fill defence investment gap

Conflict in the Middle East is driving up prices, but Rachel Reeves has a way to raise money without raising tax or unsettling the bond market

Sun 8 Mar 2026

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Catherine Neilan
Mark Carney to urge Starmer to join ‘world bank for defence’

Sun 8 Mar 2026

Mark Carney to urge Starmer to join ‘world bank for defence’
Robin Pagnamenta
The boom in remote-controlled death

Thu 5 Mar 2026

The boom in remote-controlled death
Bernard Gray
Britain hasn’t the strength to stop a drone, let alone join Trump’s war in Iran

Wed 4 Mar 2026

Britain hasn’t the strength to stop a drone, let alone join Trump’s war in Iran
Fred Harter
Palmer Luckey has sights set on US defence big bucks

Mon 23 Feb 2026

Palmer Luckey has sights set on US defence big bucks
War as a game

10 mins • S1, E1244

War as a game
Is Britain ready to shift to a war footing?

6 mins • S1, E1118

Is Britain ready to shift to a war footing?

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