Ahead of the Global Days of Action on Military Spending, running from April 10 to May 9, the Global Campaign on Military Spending – UK has issued the following statement …
Dr Stuart Parkinson with his look at the Budget figures
Military spending increase paid for with welfare cuts
Government commitment to spending billions more on defence scrutinised
An extra £2.9bn for the military was announced by the Chancellor while the budget for peace building and overseas aid stalls
Ahead of the Budget – GCOMS-UK Chair Dr Stuart Parkinson wrote the following article which was first published on Labour Outlook When Rachel Reeves delivers the first Budget by a Labour Chancellor in 15 years, she will do so against the backdrop of a £22bn ‘black hole’ and with media reports suggesting that £40bn in …
GCOMS-UK has been on the road over the past month, taking our message on cutting military spending to Conferences organised by supporting organisations and engaging with peace activists on the urgent need for action. With UK military spending currently running at more than £100,000 every minute, and the Labour Government committed to increase this by …
After six weeks of campaigning around the country, the General Election is behind us and we have a new government. MPs have taken their oaths and started the work of setting up their offices – so it’s a good time to reflect on what the new parliament may hold in store for those of us …
