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Universities are under renewed pressure to end investment in the arms trade, with students planning a nationwide day of action tomorrow. Peaceful protests will take place simultaneously across the UK. At University College London (UCL), students dressed as arms dealers will attempt to sell fake weapons in the main quad. At Lancaster, students will join
Documents released in the High Court today reveal that Britain’s biggest arms company, BAE Systems, wrote to the Attorney General on a strictly private and confidential basis urging him to halt the Serious Fraud Office investigation into allegations that BAE had bribed Saudi officials to secure the Al Yamamah arms deal. The company argued
The arms company BAE Systems is so far over budget with two of its latest projects that they will cost UK taxpayers £2.2 billion more than expected. The figure is revealed in a report by the House of Commons Defence Select Committee, which looks at BAE’s contracts with the Ministry of Defence. The Committee
A report published today reveals that 26 top UK universities have received contracts for at least £725 million over six years in sponsorship by arms companies and public military bodies. The report, Study War No More, looks at each university between 2001 and 2006 and uncovers over 1,900 projects funded in this way. It
The High Court has granted permission to Campaign Against Arms Trade and The Corner House to bring a judicial review hearing against the UK Government's decision to cut short a Serious Fraud Office investigation into alleged corruption by BAE Systems in recent arms deals with Saudi Arabia.
The Saudi dictator King Abdullah found the Mall lined by arms protesters as he travelled in ceremony to Buckingham Palace today. The demonstration, which was entirely peaceful, was organised by Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) and included activist comedian Mark Thomas and human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell. CAAT believes that the influence
Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has received police permission for a demonstration on the Mall as the Saudi dictator King Abdullah rides in ceremony towards Buckingham Palace tomorrow morning. Peaceful demonstrators including activist comedian Mark Thomas will assemble in the Mall at 11.15am to call for the reopening of a Serious Fraud Office investigation
Gordon Brown is facing mounting criticism over next week’s state visit to the UK by King Abdullah, the dictator of Saudi Arabia. Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) today repeated its call for the reopening of the Serious Fraud Office investigation into the Saudi regime’s arms deals with BAE Systems. Gordon Brown has also been
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