Global Day of Action on Military Spending challenges assumptions
Peace and disarmament organisations are preparing for the Global Day of Action on Military Spending (GDAMS), which this year is 14 April.Peace and disarmament organisations are preparing for the Global...
View ArticleFigures show UK has sixth highest military budget in the world
New figures reveal the UK has the world's sixth highest military budget, despite the government's emphasis on cutting public spending to reduce the deficit.Newly published figures reveal that the UK...
View ArticleChristians and others block gate to Berkshire's nuclear weapons factory
Traffic is being diverted at the Atomic Weapons Establishment in Burghfield, as protesters have blocked a major gate into the site by locking themselves together.Traffic is being diverted at the Atomic...
View ArticleLabour can't avoid talking about Trident
Support is growing within Labour for the idea that the party should oppose the renewal of Trident. The decision is due in 2016. Polls consistently show a majority of British voters opposed to Trident....
View ArticleNuclear protests escalate as cars used to block gates to Burghfield
Around thirty people have this morning used cars to block all entrances to the Atomic Weapons Establishment in Berkshire, marking an escalation in protests there.A group of around thirty people have...
View ArticleArrests at nuclear weapons factory as protests reach new level
The Burghfield wing of the Atomic Weapons Establishment in Berkshire has seen its biggest protest in years, with entrances blocked for nearly five hours.The Burghfield wing of the Atomic Weapons...
View ArticleChanging times and better diplomacy reveals Trident to be a cold war dinosaur
The next UK strategic defence and security review won’t be held until 2015, but debate about whether or not Britain should retain its expensive Trident ballistic missile nuclear deterrent is already...
View ArticleConcluding report of Trident Commission 'a rehash of cold war thinking'
The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) today (1 July) published a response to the Concluding Report of the Trident Commission, entitled Against the Tide.The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND)...
View ArticleQuakers reject recommendations of Trident Commission
Quakers in Britain have expressed strong disagreement with the conclusion of the report published by the Trident Commission on 1 July which says the UK should retain its nuclear deterrent.Quakers in...
View Article7-mile scarf unfurled between nuke factories in latest Trident protest
A seven-mile scarf knitted by over 5,000 people has been rolled out between the Atomic Weapons Establishment sites at Aldermaston and Burghfield in Berkshire.A seven-mile scarf knitted by over 5,000...
View ArticleMoving Trident in the event of Scottish independence a 'non-starter', says CND
The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament has rejected claims that Trident could be relocated to England in the event of Scottish independence.The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) has rejected claims...
View ArticleRethink Trident campaign launches
Rethink Trident, a broad coalition of individuals and organisations against government plans to spend £100bn on a new nuclear weapons system, will launch tomorrow.Rethink Trident– a broad coalition of...
View ArticleNew Trident deal 'grand deception or gross ineptitude', says CND
CND has criticised the Government for signing a £37 million contract for Trident missile launchers more than a year before a Parliamentary vote on replacement of the system.The Campaign for Nuclear...
View ArticleNew Year Revolutions: Elections and political change in 2015
Can a general election deliver meaningful political change in 2015? If not, how else can we campaign for a better society? Can we use the election to push the political narrative in unexpected...
View ArticleMPs accused of putting 'nuclear weapons before public services'
Westminster politicians have rejected a motion calling on the goverment not to renew the Trident nuclear weapons system.Westminster politicians have been accused of putting “nuclear weapons before...
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