{"podcast":{"title":"The Story","slug":"the-story-26954","podcast_index_feed_id":26954,"rss_url":"https://rss.acast.com/storiesofourtimes","website_url":"https://www.thetimes.co.uk/podcasts/the-story","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/61ba0e441a8cbeb3393cf13c/1758841002471-a9576d61-36b6-4b4b-9aa8-e495cf468878.jpeg","author":"The Times","episode_count":1846,"summary":"The biggest stories, told in depth, daily. Join the world's best journalists to uncover what really matters. Hosted by Manveen Rana and Luke Jones. Published seven days a week and ready for you every morning. The Story is brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T04:19:37.461858+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-26954"},"episode":{"title":"Defence spending: too little, too late?","slug":"defence-spending-too-little-too-late","published_at":"2026-07-01T00:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-26954/defence-spending-too-little-too-late","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-26954","url":"https://shows.acast.com/storiesofourtimes/episodes/defence-spending-too-little-too-late","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/storiesofourtimes/e/6a43dcfc6771af4aa4f33df3/media.mp3","summary":"After a year of waiting, the defence investment plan was finally released yesterday. The plan will take defence spending to £80 billion a year by 2029, but some have criticised it for still leaving Britain's military under-funded. So will this plan do enough to make the country more secure? And what role should Britain be carving out for itself in the new geopolitical world we find ourselves in? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory Guests:  Larisa Brown, defence editor, The Times. General Sir Richard Barrons, co-author of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review. Host: Manveen Rana. Producers: Sophie McNulty, David Whitty. We want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.com Read more: What’s in Keir Starmer’s defence investment plan? Key points Further listening: Will Burnham scrap the most expensive promise in politics? Clips: BBC, Parliament tv, Al Carns - Facebook.  Photo: Getty Images, The Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"After a year of waiting, the defence investment plan was finally released yesterday. The plan will take defence spending to £80 billion a year by 2029, bu…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2040,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-story-26954/episodes/defence-spending-too-little-too-late/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-26954/defence-spending-too-little-too-late.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}