{"id":424,"date":"2014-04-07T11:59:41","date_gmt":"2014-04-07T10:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=424"},"modified":"2014-04-07T11:59:41","modified_gmt":"2014-04-07T10:59:41","slug":"take-action-to-end-the-scandal-of-military-spending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demilitarize.org.uk\/staging\/1381\/take-action-to-end-the-scandal-of-military-spending\/","title":{"rendered":"Take action to end the scandal of military spending"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"jetsvschildpoverty\"<\/a>Last month, another \u00a3570 million of public money for upgrading the UK’s nuclear weapons was announced (\u00a3120 million<\/a> to refuel a Trident sub; \u00a3150 million<\/a> more to be spent on nuclear plants making the reactors; and \u00a3300 million<\/a> to refurbish the submarine yard). Budget Day confirmed that when it comes to military spending, there’s no such thing as austerity: it was set at a huge \u00a338 billion for the coming year<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The government thinks we have \u00a3700 million<\/a> to subsidise arms exports, \u00a32.5 billion<\/a> for new fighter jets, \u00a36.2 billion<\/a> for new aircraft carriers and \u00a3100 billion<\/a> to renew nuclear weapons… so why are homelessness, hunger and inequality so rapidly on the rise?<\/p>\n

It is a scandal that 1 in 4 children<\/a> in the UK grow up in poverty. It is a disgrace that 20,000 disabled people<\/a> will lose support for the basics in life when the Independent Living Fund closes. It is outrageous that thirteen times more people<\/a> are relying on foodbanks to survive than did five years ago.<\/p>\n

It is all the more scandalous when you realise that the UK’s military spending is among the highest<\/a> in the world.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It’s time to shift priorities. This is the message we want to communicate on the Global Day of Action on Military Spending on Monday 14th April. However you share that message, you can contribute to a global wave of action to turn the tide on military spending.<\/p>\n