Towards a more prosperous, fairer and more hopeful country
Our vision
Policy paper ·
Raising more money and spending it better
Europe must spend more on its own defence, but spending more is not the same as doing better. This paper proposes a new multilateral defence bank, built on the model of the EBRD, that would let Britain and its allies spread the cost of rearmament, give industry the certainty to invest, and make procurement faster, pooled and decided on merit.
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Join the policy waitlistThe Britain Project is a body that convenes and catalyses liberal thinking. We will develop bold, practical, evidence-led ideas, and follow the argument where it leads.
About The Britain ProjectJo Hawley, Executive Director. Tim Leunig, Director of Policy. Paul Hodgson, Head of Communications. David Laws chairs the Advisory Board.
Meet the peopleThe Britain Project launched on Monday 21 September 2026 — the start of our work towards a more prosperous, fairer and more hopeful country.
Thank you very much to everyone who came to our launch. We are so grateful that you joined us to mark this beginning, and we look forward to continuing the conversation.
About the launch