More than a billion people in the developing world live on less than a dollar a day. But Allan Andrews wants more money spent on our military. The world grows enough food to feed everyone on Earth. But Andrews wants more money spent on our military. We know how tidal power, wind power, solar power and other renewable technologies could replace dirty energy sources, like nuclear, coal, oil and gas. But we need to spend more money on our military.
The world’s military spending reached £1.34 trillion in 2007. Imagine what a 10% cut in that figure could accomplish.
Allan Andrews’s letter illustrates that the Tories aren’t serious about addressing the real problems in our world. A vote for the Tories is a vote for more war.
Scott Redding
Coventry Green Party
Mayfield Road, Earlsdon
20 June 2008
Letter To Editor - Military Spending
The Coventry Observer ran a letter last week by Allan Andrews (newly elected Tory councillor for Earlsdon) about how Labour is underfunding the military. The paper has published my letter in response:
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