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Campaign Against Arms Trade and The Corner House welcome the BBC Panorama documentary on the Al Yamamah arms deal between BAE Systems and Saudi Arabia. The documentary, Princes, Planes and Pay-offs, broadcast on 11th June 2007, makes new and extremely grave allegations about the deal. Its principal allegation is that BAE, with

The beginning of CAAT’s designated “Stop the Arms Trade Week”, 2nd June, coincided with activities organised under “The World Can't Wait” banner and London CAAT produced a small leaflet to tie in issues of poverty, lack of development and the more than £1118 billion spent annually on arms, which puts into

The Corner House and Campaign Against Arms Trade are to challenge the refusal of a High Court judge to grant permission for a judicial review of the UK government’s controversial decision to abandon its investigation into alleged bribery by BAE in its dealing with Saudi Arabia. The refusal was based on a review of the

Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has welcomed the news that leading academic publisher Reed Elsevier is to pull out of the arms trade and will no longer organise arms fairs. The decision follows a high-profile campaign co-ordinated by CAAT and supported by academics and medics who write for Reed’s journals. Reed has declared its

UCL Provost Malcolm Grant was yesterday presented with a petition signed by over 1,000 UCL staff and students calling on him to sell UCL’s shares in an arms company. The provost also received a hand-signed copy of a book by UCL alumnus Richard Wilson, in which he describes how his sister died as a result

As Tony Blair announced his resignation today, campaigners insisted that his closeness with BAE Systems had been a defining characteristic of his premiership. Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) suggested that he will be remembered for his controversial decision to curtail a corruption inquiry into BAE’s arms deals with Saudi Arabia. They also pointed out

Just came back from the CAAT protest at the BAE Systems AGM. It was a great success. Before the start of the AGM we gathered in front of the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in Westminster. Some protesters had prepared a stunt: One of us dressed up as a judge. Two others were dressed up

BAE’s bosses have faced a day of public criticism both inside and outside their AGM, which took place today in central London. A demonstration outside the meeting called for the reopening of a Serious Fraud Office inquiry into BAE’s arms deals with Saudi Arabia. Inside, campaigning shareholders donned judges’ wigs to show