[Northern Monkey]

Burnham for me.I actually agree with some of Corbyns ideas but fear he would scrap Trident,Leave Nato,Leave the country pretty much defenceless and not put any controls on immigration.The safety of a country's citizens should come first for me.

[JoshBB]

Originally Posted by Northern Monkey

Burnham for me.I actually agree with some of Corbyns ideas but fear he would scrap Trident,Leave Nato,Leave the country pretty much defenceless and not put any controls on immigration.The safety of a country's citizens should come first for me.

I think he said somewhere that he would divest trident funds into extra border security, police, and an army that "actually defends" as he put it.

I mean, nuclear weapons aren't really defense. They're offense (in my opinion at least) since if your country is invaded where would you fire them? At yourselves? At the country that is invading? What's the use when they already got here?

[Northern Monkey]

Originally Posted by JoshBB

I think he said somewhere that he would divest trident funds into extra border security, police, and an army that "actually defends" as he put it.

I mean, nuclear weapons aren't really defense. They're offense (in my opinion at least) since if your country is invaded where would you fire them? At yourselves? At the country that is invading? What's the use when they already got here?

Nukes help to prevent war.The UK and France are the only European countries to have them.They imo are one reason we are unlikely to be invaded.If it was'nt for nukes there's a chance we would be part of the Soviet Union now.Mutually Assured Destruction has probably stopped us having a third world war by now.

[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by Northern Monkey

Burnham for me.I actually agree with some of Corbyns ideas but fear he would scrap Trident,Leave Nato,Leave the country pretty much defenceless and not put any controls on immigration.The safety of a country's citizens should come first for me.

THIS x 1000%.