DSEI: merchants of death
This year has seen a bonanza for military spending. Sunak’s government is sticking to the Johnson position: for a ‘Global Britain’ that is on the...
Why we say Wages not Weapons
Can you believe what this government is like? We’re in the biggest cost of living crisis for decades with inflation at a forty year...
AUKUS: one year on
It’s a year since the AUKUS military pact was announced, between Australia, the UK and the US, drawing Australia further into the US’s military...
Paul Rogers: new thinking on security is vital
With COVID-19 and the climate crisis turning our world upside down, new thinking on what security really means has never been more important. Professor...
Labour needs new thinking on security
This year’s Labour conference, morphed covid-wise into Connected, focused on post-virus rebuilding across British society and economy. The international arena got a brief airing...
Trident: down to three subs?
Interesting news is emerging that the defence budget is facing cuts of up to £4bn next year. With the economy going into crisis because...
Pandemic exposes government security failure
Wash our hands of Trident to combat COVID19 Lobby your MP For some years, pandemics have been designated as tier one threats to our...
Election 2019: make Trident impossible to ignore!
Finally the election is upon us. The challenge, as ever, is to ensure that the crucial issue of nuclear weapons is part of the...
2017: a year of contradictions
Written by Kate Hudson Looking back on 2017, there’s no doubt we are living in dangerous times – when the media routinely discusses the...
Election: Trident scaremongering fails spectacularly
Written by Kate Hudson The Conservative bid to gain votes by scaremongering about the nuclear threat has spectacularly failed. So too have their attempts...