White Flag?: An Examination of the UK's Defence Capability

Britain is at a crossroads, defence spending no longer a public priority. Both Brexit and Trump raise difficult questions over the future of her most important alliances. As it leaves the EU, the country faces a great challenge, but also the opportunity to forge a new identity in the world. Has the UK run up the white flag?

Lord Ashcroft KCMG PC is an international businessman, author, and philanthropist. He was deputy chairman of the Conservative Party and founder and chairman of the board of trustees of Crimestoppers. He is a trustee of Imperial War Museums, chairman of the trustees of Ashcroft Technology Academy and Chancellor of Anglia Ruskin University.

Isabel Oakeshott is an award-winning political journalist and commentator. She was political editor of the Sunday Times and is a regular guest on BBC1’s Andrew Marr Show, Sunday Politics and Question Time.