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Incursions into UK territory – like that of the Russian warship that pointed lasers at RAF planes this week – were made easier by David Cameron, George Osborne and Nick Clegg’s austerity government of 2010-15.

The Conservative/Liberal Democrat Coalition’s cuts made the UK vulnerable in order to save money – and in fact created a need for far more spending now and in the future.

Didn’t it?

The BBC tells us:

“A Russian spy ship [Yantar] has used lasers for the first time to disrupt RAF pilots tracking its activity near UK waters, the defence secretary has said.

“John Healey told reporters the “deeply dangerous” move from the Yantar was being taken “extremely seriously” by the government.

“He added that the vessel was north of Scotland and had entered UK waters for the second time this year during the last few weeks.”

This is the long tail of austerity, and it is proving vastly more expensive than anything the Conservatives claimed they were “saving”.

Let me break it down clearly…

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