Monthly Archives: January 2016

The campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), supported by Stop the War Coalition, is calling a national demonstration to protest against Britain’s nuclear war system – Trident. Join us to say NO to government plans to buy a new system at … Continue reading →

Dr Philip Webber, SGR, (Scientists for Global Responsibility). Article from SGR Newsletter no.44; advance online publication:14 January 2016. Dr Philip Webber, SGR, summarises the flaws in the theory and practice of nuclear deterrence for the UK. Despite recently uncovered historical … Continue reading →

£167 billion – to protect us from what ?                                     Welfare not Warfare ? Speaker: Chris Nineham Thursday 21 January 2016 at 7.30 pm Venue: Friends’ Meeting House Friargate, York, YO1 ORL  Organised by York Against the War … Continue reading →

Paul Rogers December 2015 Summary There have been significant recent developments in the war against the Islamic State (IS) relating to the status of the Syria-based militias opposing the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, the expanding role of Russia in … Continue reading →

Gabrielle Rifkind 10 December 2015 This article by Gabrielle Rifkind was originally published by openDemocracy on 10 December 2015. A genuine, if brief, debate took place amongst the political classes in the UK on the dangers of intervening or not intervening … Continue reading →