Month: November 2019

no to nato, nuclear weapons, peace, Trump

NATO a critical issue in the General Election

Donald Trump will be back in London just a week before the general election, meeting up with Boris Johnson, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and other heads of state at the NATO summit. The event marks the 70th anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, the world’s largest nuclear-armed military alliance. No doubt Johnson will be looking forward to meeting up with Trump again, but the event … Continue reading NATO a critical issue in the General Election

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No to NATO: No to Trump

On the 3rd and 4th of December the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) will mark its 70th anniversary with a Heads of State Summit in London. With Donald Trump, Boris Johnson and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan set to attend this gathering of the world’s largest nuclear-armed military alliance, what John Pilger calls an ‘American invention designed to impose American power on Europe’.  Vigils  in solidarity with … Continue reading No to NATO: No to Trump

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nuclear weapons, Report

Stop Funding the End of the World

This week saw the launch of the 2019 edition of Don’t Bank on the Bomb’s ‘Stop Funding the End of the World’.  All nine nuclear weapons states are ‘modernising’ their nuclear weapons systems.  The report provides a detailed guide to the role of Scottish financial institutions, local authority pension funds and arms companies in this process.  It provides essential practical advice on how to campaign … Continue reading Stop Funding the End of the World

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Nae Cash For Nukes

NAE CASH FOR NUKES! Divesting Scotland from nuclear weapons 6 for 6.30-8.30pm Tues 19 Nov, Edin Uni Law School, Quad Teaching Rm G158, Old College, South Bridge EH8 9YL. – Most Scots oppose nuclear weapons of mass destruction. – Scots banks / pension funds loan billions to weapons industry. – They fuel a new nuclear arms race – endangering us all. Come to the launch … Continue reading Nae Cash For Nukes

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