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Peace Pledge Union

December 16, 2020

Defence Secretary challenged over 'bizarre' eco-friendly weapons plan

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has announced that the RAF will use sustainable fuel for combat aircraft such as F-35s, Typhoons and Wildcat helicopters.
December 7, 2020

Minister accused of breaking ministerial code to push through Overseas Operations Bill

Critics say the bill disregards the human rights of both armed forces personnel and civilians.
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.
November 11, 2020

Sharp rise in white poppy orders from schools

Events in 2020 have encouraged teachers and young people to ask difficult questions about what should be mourned and what celebrated, says the Peace Pledge Union.
November 7, 2020

White poppy wreaths laid across UK ahead of Alternative Remembrance Sunday Ceremony

An online ceremony focused on remembering all victims of war, both civilian and military, of all nationalities, will be held on Sunday 8 November.
November 2, 2020

BBC says presenters may wear poppies of any colour

The statement was welcomed by the Peace Pledge Union which produces white poppies in remembrance of all victims of war, a commitment to peace and a rejection of militarism.
October 22, 2020

White poppy campaign launches with call to remember Yemen

Remembrance Day risks being a 'festival of forgetting' if we ignore Yemen and other wars going on today, says the Peace Pledge Union.
September 23, 2020

MPs urged to vote against Overseas Operations Bill

The Bill threatens the rights of civilians in war zones and forces personnel abused by their superiors, says the PPU.
September 2, 2020

RAF pauses Llanbedr plan after outcry over training of Saudi pilots

Peace campaigners have welcomed the news that plans to train Saudi Arabian military pilots in Llanbedr, North Wales, have been paused.
August 18, 2020

More Saudi forces trained in Wales if Welsh government backs airfield plan, says PPU

The RAF is expected to use the airfield at Llanbedr for training pilots from Saudi Arabia, at a time when Saudi forces are bombing civilians in Yemen.