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military spending

November 20, 2020

UK military spending increase 'a totally inappropriate response to the pandemic'

Military spending will not keep us safe from the most serious threats we face, say campaigners.
April 16, 2020

Peace Pledge Union says COVID-19 exposes hollowness of defence policy

The Peace Pledge Union says that a realistic defence policy would focus on the biggest threats, including epidemics, pandemics, poverty and climate change.
March 3, 2020

New report calls for climate crisis to be the first duty of government

A new report argues that military spending does not address the real threats to human security, which are largely not those that can be addressed by military power.
November 30, 2019

Ministers urged to reject call for UK troops to use cluster bombs

The Prime Minister and the Defence Secretary have been urged to rule out any return to the use of cluster bombs by UK troops.
July 18, 2019

CND condemns Ministry of Defence space programme

Peace campaigners have responded to news of a new Ministry of Defence space programme, announced by Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt at the Air and Space Power Conference 2019 earlier today.
May 30, 2019

North Koreans trapped in vicious cycle of deprivation, corruption and repression, says UN report

People in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea are trapped in a vicious cycle, in which the failure of the State to provide for life’s basic necessities forces them to turn to rudimentary markets where they face a host of human rights violations, according to a new UN human rights report.
November 11, 2018

Centenary of the Armistice is a time for remembrance and for change, says Christian Aid

On the centenary of Armistice Day, Christian Aid has warned that appalling levels of violence across the globe continue to cost lives and that world leaders, including the UK’s, are too often fuelling rather than preventing conflict.
July 21, 2016

Quakers in Britain support Taxes for Peace Bill

Quakers in Britain support the Taxes for Peace Bill which was given its first reading in the House of Commons on19 July 2016
July 21, 2016

Taxes for Peace Bill read in parliament

Ruth Cadbury MP has tabled a 10-minute Rule Motion proposing an extension of the right of conscientious objection to military service through the taxation system.
April 7, 2016

£1.7 trillion military spending 'destroying global economy'

Conscience, the peace building NGO, is supporting the Global Day of Action on Military Spending this year by raising awareness of the £1.7 trillion spent by governments on war.