Record sums are being spent on arms and the military, yet public services, like the NHS, social care and schools, are slashed.
Tag: Peace
“Keep Space for Peace” Week and Menwith Hill – Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
This week marks "Keep Space for Peace" week, with activities and demos taking place challenging the UK's involvement in the US "space wars" program and more.
No to nukes – for peace, disarmament and socialist internationalism
"Our own Tory government is stoking tensions, with bellicose rhetoric and its own military build-up.... the return of US nuclear weapons at RAF Lakenheath alongside an NPT-non-compliant increase of British nuclear stockpiles."
“None of our problems can be resolved by war or nuclear weapons” – letter to Liz Truss from the CND
"My blood ran cold when you repeatedly stated at that Birmingham hustings that you were ‘ready’ to press the nuclear button" - Kate Hudson, CND, pens a letter to Liz Truss.
Peace is Union business: RMT passes resolution “opposing war and wasteful military spending”
"RMT stands in solidarity with trade unionists and workers in all countries opposing war and wasteful, environmentally harmful, military spending."
For Heaven’s Sake – the UK’s Militarisation of Space
The militarisation of space endangers global peace and security; and will inevitably contribute significantly to a new arms race.
Afghanistan Abandoned: One Year On
"The twenty-year occupation of Afghanistan, led by the US and Britain, was a complete catastrophe, just as the anti-war movement predicted in 2001."
Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference begins – CND
A conference to assess the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) has opened this week. CND General Secretary Kate Hudson writes about why this treaty, and its Review Conferences, still matter.
Climate change: $2-trillion for weapons versus $100-billion to save the planet
"The money being swallowed into the Western military establishments does not only drift away from any climate spending... The US military is the largest institutional polluter on the planet."
Time to Speak up for Palestine!
Despite the record heatwave sweeping the UK, hundreds gathered online to join politicians, activists and trade unionists demanding justice for Palestine.