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A question for those desperate to cut benefits to fund defence: who exactly are you willing to impoverish? | Polly Toynbee
- Conservative and Reform voices push welfare cuts to fund defence, risking greater poverty.
- George Robertson urged cuts to finance defence, prompting sharp government rebuttal.
- Experts warn that welfare reform must consider pensions and demographics, not sensational cuts.
- Resolution Foundation cautions that benefit spending remains within historical bounds.
- Past cuts like two-child limit and benefit caps are cited as driving poverty in the long term.
- NAO findings emphasize defence overspend, challenging excuses for funding shifts.
- IMF cautions that defence spending may not boost growth and can worsen public finances.
- The piece calls for honest debate on what to cut and who to impoverish.
- Labour’s stance on welfare reform framed as essential amid broader security concerns.
- Authors urge focusing on humane reform and better assessment processes in welfare policy.
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