Alternative Defence Review calls to invest in ‘Welfare, not Warfare’
New report from CND sets out a different way.
Strategic Defence and Security review – GCOMS analysis
The government has today set Britain on a path to spend tens of billions more on the military – while cutting welfare support for some of the most vulnerable in our society and slashing the international development budget. It is a good day for those who profit from death and destruction as the arms industry …
SDR announcement is a ‘blank cheque for the arms industry’
The Global Campaign on Military Spending UK said that today’s Strategic Defence Review is a good day for death and destruction and a bad day for peace and security as the government signs a blank cheque for the arms industry. The SDR lacks a fundamental analysis on how to increase peace and security in the …
Welfare not Warfare! Tackling Spiralling Military Spending in the UK and Around the World
GCOMS UK Network Coordinator writes for Labour Outlook
Global military spending continues to spiral according to latest figures
Read our report on the latest international figures
Global Days of Action on Military Spending 2025 – Sign the appeal
As the Global Days of Action on Military Spending get underway – an international appeal has been launched. The full text has been reproduced below and you can sign the appeal by clicking here Text of the appeal Over the past year, the world has witnessed an alarming escalation of violence: the genocide in Gaza, …
