Why cutting aid to buy bombs is making us less safe

With conflicts raging around the world, aid budgets are being
slashed in favour of defence spending. 


But experts are warning that cutting aid may not just hurt the
world’s most vulnerable, it could make life in Britain more
dangerous.


This week, Lord Dannatt, the former head of the British Army,
tells Venetia and Arthur why cutting aid to boost defence
actually makes us less safe. 


Plus we hear from the author of a new Chatham House report,
Olivia O'Sullivan, about the risk of China filling the power gap
and the impact on global health.


Producer: Sophie O'Sullivan


Executive Producer: Louisa Wells


Studio Operator: Meghan Searle


Read Lord Dannatt's Telegraph article here:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11/24/britain-invest-security-sudan-dangerous-world/


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