Arms spending 4 – Public service workers Nil
Arms spending 4 – Public service workers Nil Ambulance drivers’, nurses, and other public service workers pay demands are described as “unaffordable”. Yet spending on arms has consistently gone above inflation and even this has been added to. Biggest increase in defence spending for 30 years, way above commitments in the rest of Europe. ● […]
Where to cut government spending
Where to cut government spending It’s easy to find half the money needed to plug the current government cash shortage. Cut that whopping increase in arms spending November 2020 – what happened On 19th of November 2020 the government announced the largest military spending budget for 30 years, giving the UK the biggest defence/arms spending budget in Europe. This amounted to […]
Email to MP: Stop arms sales to Israel. Condemn Israeli aggression
12 May 2021 Andrew Griffith MP, Arundel and South Downs Dear Andrew Griffith On Monday night Israel carried out airstrikes that are reported to have killed 24 people including at least 9 children. The air strikes follow several days of attacks by Israeli police and settlers on Palestinians in Jerusalem, injuring over 300 people. This morning I heard on the radio that […]
Palestinians suffer once again at the hands of one of the most militarised states in the world
Tuesday 11 May 2021 Britain should halt the sale of our British arms to Israel and unequivocally condemn Israeli abuses and provocations. I have written to my MP today and urge readers to write to their MPs. See my separate post to read what I said to him. Last night’s airstrikes Air strikes by Israeli […]
Billions for more weapons – why?
Billions for more weapons – why? More of this? What are the problems that this is a solution to? Britain’s defence budget is is in the wrong hands Britain is planning the largest military spending budget for 30 years. This amounts to a £16.5 billion increase above the Conservative manifesto commitment over four years. (New […]
