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In a major demonstration of growing opposition to the arms trade, Liverpool City Council has voted unanimously in favour of pulling its pension fund out of arms investments. The Council has written to the Merseyside Pension Fund to call for a clean investment policy that rules out arms companies. This is the first time
Christians from a range of backgrounds held a service in London yesterday evening to thank God for a major success in campaigning against the arms trade. They gave thanks for the closure of the Defence Export Services Organisation (DESO), a Government unit which promotes sales for private arms companies. Christian groups worked with people
The Prime Minister is facing renewed calls to end the UK’s Government’s cosy relationship with BAE Systems, as BAE shareholders in the USA announced they were taking legal action against the company. Meanwhile, allegations have emerged that the Home Office is failing to pass information about BAE to investigators in the USA, while corruption
Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has welcomed comments by the Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, criticising an international arms fair in east London which finishes today. The biennial fair, Defence Systems and Equipment International (DSEI), has been taking place at the ExCeL Centre since Tuesday. DSEI’s organisers have been widely criticised for inviting representatives
Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has welcomed comments from a range of politicans, community leaders, local residents and faith groups calling for an end to Defence Systems and Equipment International (DSEI), an international arms fair which has taken place biennially in London. Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone said: I
An international arms fair opening in London today was met with a wave of protest from local residents, community leaders, politicians and Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT). The comedian and writer Mark Thomas addressed a peaceful demonstration organised by CAAT outside the event. The fair, Defence Systems and Equipment International (DSEI), will run from
Information released this morning reveals that the Government has invited a number of oppressive regimes to send representatives to an arms fair in London beginning tomorrow. They include China, Libya, Colombia, Russia and Saudi Arabia, all widely criticised for severe human rights abuses. Iraq has been invited as well as both India and Pakistan,
An arms fair taking place in London this week will be run for the last time by its current owner Reed Elsevier, which is putting it up for sale. Reed is expected to struggle to sell the fair in a year that has seen many businesses respond to public opinion by distancing themselves from
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