The Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions (CSEU) has called on the UK government to urgently bring forward its planned increase in defence spending to provide immediate stability and growth for the nation’s manufacturing sector. In a statement released at the end of March, the CSEU – which represents members from GMB, Community, Prospect, and Unite – endorsed a strategic report titled ‘Defending the Nation, Growing the Economy.’ The report, published by the Alex Ferry Foundation, argues that the current fiscal rules should be adjusted if necessary to front-load investment into the defence budget, ensuring that the domestic industrial base…
