Campaigners dominate “memorable” BAE Systems AGM
Supporters from Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) turned out in force to shame arms giant BAE Systems at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Farnborough.
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Peace activists raise questions about trident at Rolls Royce AGM
Activists raise questions at Rolls Royce' AGM This morning a group of peace activists from Sheffield used Rolls Royce' AGM as a chance to challenge the board about their involvement with the development and production of propulsion systems for Trident submarines. The activists highlighted the fact that power of a Trident submarine
Open letter to David Cameron: Time for a wider discussion on national security
Dear Prime Minister We are writing with respect to the National Security Strategy (NSS) review and the Defence and Security Review (DSR), both of which are scheduled to be published following the 2015 General Election. We do so in light of
Protesters target Liberal Democrats dinner
It was billed as the “auction of dreams”- but Liberal Democrats arriving for their spring fundraiser in Twickenham were met by protesters with placards, Vince Cable masks and some uncomfortable truths. With Baroness Shirley Williams attending as the after dinner speaker and guests including Greg Dyke, Lord Oakshott and Geoff Pope it must
Disarming DSEI and ending the arms trade
Activists putting the arms trade on trial This morning saw the start of a private prosecution launched by anti-arms activists against two arms companies for promoting illegal torture weapons at the DSEI arms fair last September. The
Statement on the SIPRI military expenditure figures for 2013.
Photo by Jayel Aheram The latest world military expenditure figures show that spending is an enormous $1.75 trillion. One of the nations continuing to spend the most is the UK, which plans to spend £38 billion in 2014/15. This shows the backwards priorities of a government that is
Disarm the Edinburgh Science Festival
Who are the best people to teach children about science? You may say world renowned experts and professors, like Steven Hawking or Brian Cox, but you are unlikely to say opportunistic and repressive arms companies like Selex ES. Selex ES is a major arms company that makes surveillance systems, weapon control systems
Shifting priorities, then and now
“Social reforms which involve expenditure are at a standstill; we are making drastic cuts in the supplies for education and for housing; our hospitals are seriously embarrassed; our industries are crippled; our unemployed number more than 1,500,000, and yet in the last financial year we spent more than 23 million upon armaments. No wonder the
