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A picture is worth a thousand words and that is certainly true when you look at the output of the wonderful Jill Gibbon. She attended the 2009 BAE AGM, as she has in previous years, and has done a fantastic series of sketches of the meeting itself and the lunch afterwards -which makes you realise
Countries involved in conflict or internal suppression or with a record of human rights abuse have been invited to the London arms fair by the UK government. The list of invited countries was released after a Freedom of Information (FoI) request by Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) to UK Trade & Investment Defence &
Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) says the UK government decision to revoke five arms export licences to Israel is a welcome move but far too little, far too late. The licences cover spare parts for guns on the Sa’ar ships which fired into civilian settlements on the Gaza coastline during Israel’s assault on Gaza
Clarion Events, organisers of the forthcoming arms fair at London’s ExCeL Centre, have acquired yet another weapons-related exhibition. On 2 July, Clarion announced that it had bought sinister-sounding Counter Terror Expo from Niche Events. Counter Terror Expo is a new event, launched earlier this year. It claims to showcase the latest in
Stop Week 2009 saw anti-arms trade activists throughout the UK protesting against government support for the arms industry, in the lead-up to the world’s largest arms fair in London in September 2009. Co-ordinated by Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT), Stop Week saw demonstrations against government department UK Trade & Investment’s Defence &
The BAE AGM is one of the constants of the CAAT calendar. Every May we mobilise our supporters to line up to ask the sort of questions the BAE Board definitely do not want to answer. 2009 was no exception. This year we decided to focus on what happens inside the AGM, rather than outside.
Stop Week 2009 will focus on the UK Government’s support for the arms industry through UK Trade & Investment’s Defence and Security Organisation (UKTI DSO). In particular, activists will protest against UKTI support for the world’s largest arms fair, Defence Security & Equipment International (DSEI), scheduled to be held in London’s ExCeL Centre in
BAE Systems, the UK’s largest arms company, has cancelled all its public insurance for its controversial arms sales to Saudi Arabia. The company’s decision has come to light only as a result of legal correspondence between CAAT and The Corner House with the UK Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD) and subsequent parliamentary
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