White poppies have bumper year at Remembrance Events
White poppies are becoming an established part of a growing number of official remembrance events across the UK – and this year has seen an uptick in their representation, and…
Remembrance Day must be decolonised to truly serve its purpose
White poppy wearers are calling for the victims of colonial conflicts to be remembered alongside other victims of war on Remembrance Day – with their voices being amplified by the…
White poppies see surge in popularity in UK schools, universities
More white poppies are being ordered for schools, universities, and other education settings in the run up to Remembrance Day this year, following increased interest from students and teachers. The…
Peace Pledge Union marks 90 years of anti-war movement
As it marks its 90th year, the Peace Pledge Union (PPU) has reiterated its commitment to strive for a world without war. The Peace Pledge Union: war is a crime…
CND condemns Labour railroading of secretive US-UK nuclear deal
The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) said it condemns the government’s outrageous railroading through parliament of the renewal of the US-UK Mutual Defence Agreement (MDA), the secretive treaty that underpins…
Labour arms sales still make it complicit in Israel’s war crimes
A new briefing from Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) reveals that, despite imposing a partial arms sales suspension, the Labour Party government is still complicit in Israel’s war crimes in…
new book shows how corporations steal from us all
The excellent and massively important Silent Coup: How Corporations Overthrew Democracy is now available in paperback. To mark the occasion, we spoke to its co-author Matt Kennard. And we delved…
UK arms industry close links to government exposed in new report
A major new report by Campaign Against Arms Trade and World Peace Foundation details the disturbing level of influence the arms industry has on UK government. The revolving door of the UK arms industry…
Stop The War Coalition are asking for people’s support
The following is a message from Stop The War Coalition Israel’s genocide in Gaza could engulf the entire Middle East and the war in Ukraine is currently at a precipice.…
protests erupt over university’s links to F-35
Students in Greece have taken a stand against a university’s complicity with Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza. Namely, they’ve called out the university’s ties to Lockheed Martin – the company…
F-35 parts used in Israel war crimes yet Labour won’t stop exports
On Monday 2 September, foreign secretary David Lammy today made a statement to parliament on the results of a review of arms export licences to Israel, announcing the suspension of…
confusion over UK Labour government position
The following article is a comment piece from Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) The government must clarify its position on issuing Israel arms exports and new licences. Amid media reports…