It's possible to do two things at once. Sorting out the dysfunctional water companies is one of Burnham's promises. And the increased defence spending is, sadly, a necessity, not just based on scaremongering. The US under its current government won't help (and might even help the aggressors) and the reported pattern of Russian-coordinated arson attacks, infrastructure sabotage and inter-communal provocations is identical to that seen in several other countries. And it's no coincidence that Tommy Robinson was in Moscow recently kissing the ring. You like the fascists? Then you're going to love life in a state subverted by Putin.

And I say this as someone who is no fan of Burnham or the military-industrial complex.