General   (General discussion, talk about anything.)

Whups

Peter is comparing apples and pears.
Israel is a much younger country than the UK with median ages of 29 and 41 respectively. This offers significant savings on welfare and pension costs.
Thay have a supply of cheap Palestinian labour without the added costs of housing and employee benefits. The Americans provide subsidies to the Israeli armed forces averaging just under £3 billion per year. On a pro rata basis that would be worth £ 18 billion to the UK.