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Premier League spending machine closes in on another record

Post author:Alaa Shamali
Post published:18 August 2026
Post last modified:18 August 2026

Premier League clubs have already spent £2.14bn this summer, widening the financial gulf with Europe. Premier League spending through the roof Premier League clubs have continued their record-breaking spending this summer, splashing around £2.14bn so far and closing in on the record set in 2025. According to BBC figures, clubs would need to spend roughly another £1bn to match last summer’s total. With more than two weeks still remaining before the transfer window closes, however, another record remains within reach. The scale of the spending is striking. The league has already surpassed the totals for several entire transfer windows, including £1.98bn…

Starmer is cutting jobs in a fawning gesture to Trump’s call for increase in defence spending

Post author:The Canary
Post published:3 July 2026
Post last modified:4 July 2026

The UK’s ambassador to the USA, Christian Turner, penned an opinion piece this week by declaring that Trump is “correct” that allies must spend more and that Britain has “heard that message” and is “acting on it,” referring to Starmer’s new Defence Investment Plan (DIP). Starmer announced £298bn of investment, including £15bn of additional spending on top of last year’s Spending Review, over the next four years, saying the plan goes “further still” in response to growing threats and the changing nature of conflict. President Trump has been consistent, and he is correct: America’s allies must do more for their own defense and…