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Parliament debates nuclear weapons

On 17 January MPs discussed whether the UK needs to replace its nuclear weapons in a back-bench debate sponsored by Julian Lewis MP and Paul Flynn MP. ...
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Top Tory Trashes Trident!

Michael Portillo, a former Conservative Secretary of State for Defence, has laucned a devastating broadside against the government's plans for replacing...
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October Get Active newsletter

Let’s sort out our Energy Future by Richard George, Energy Campaigner We are standing at an energy crossroads and a new law, the Energy Bill, will set out the...
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Core support for Trident replacement crumbling?

Recent media reports are showing opposition to the programme for replacing the UK's Trident nuclear weapons from some highly unexpected quarters.  The...
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Trident Alternatives Review to propose 'stepping down the nuclear ladder'

Former armed forces minister Nick Harvey has been speaking about nuclear weapons at the Liberal Democrat party conference.  Mr Harvey was the minister...
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People protesting outside a Shell station

September Get Active newsletter

Your chance to #TellShell to stop Arctic drilling by Vicky Wyatt, Climate Campaigner Over two weekends in July Greenpeace supporters took action to shut down...
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Why won't the government tell us how many Scottish jobs rely on Trident?

The previous Labour government published figures stating how many Scottish jobs at the Faslane submarine base relied directly on the Trident nuclear weapons...
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Scotland and Nato: national interest or corporate interests?

The best article I've read so far on whether the Scottish National Party should change its policy on Nato membership for an independent Scotland is published...
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Where have all the sailors gone?

The Daily Telegraph - normally staunchly pro-nuclear - reports that the replacement programme for Trident nuclear weapons is at risk because of difficulties...
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August Get Active newsletter

Shell-Day 2 Saturday 22nd September by Sara Ayech, climate campaigner Last month saw two huge days of action against Shell in the UK in support of our...
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Could France eliminate nuclear weapons to save money?

There's a school of thought among some pro-Trident politicians that the UK has a moral duty to keep its nuclear weapons, because if we were to abandon them the...
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Lack of money and people jeopardise MoD nuclear safety

Crumbs!  Even the Ministry of Defence's own internal safety regulator is saying that cuts in resources and personnel are undermining safety in the UK's...
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Greenpeace Netherlands action at Shell HQ - the Hague

July Get Active Newsletter

Shell-Day Saturday 21st July by Vicky Wyatt, climate campaigner At 6.30 this morning 70 + Dutch Greenpeace volunteers, including their executive director...
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More money down the drain - £1.1bn to be spent on new submarine reactors

Although the government keeps telling us that we're broke and can't afford to spend money on public services, there's plenty of cash available for the Trident...
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Goodbye Trident: how to remove nuclear weapons from Scotland within two years

The Sunday Herald reports on a blueprint produced by Scottish CND which details how nuclear weapons could be removed from Scotland within two years of...
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Health and Safety Executive to prosecute Atomic Weapons Establishment after fire

The Health and Safety Executive has decided to prosecute AWE plc, the private company which operates the Atomic Weapons Establishment, following a fire in an...
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New questions and contradictions in Coalition policy on Trident

Two fairly big news stories about Trident this week: former Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell has written in the Financial Times calling for a...
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'Disturbing' gaps in emergency plans for UK's nuclear weapons factories

Nuclear Information Service has published a study by independent consulting engineers Large & Associates which compares emergency arrangements at the...
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A call to disarm Vince

On Saturday, Paul Tippell launched TRAKNAT in Twickenham.  Traknat is a local network of campaigning groups he has established to bring together local...
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“Countdown to zero” in Brass Monkey pub

Between 7 and 9:30 pm of Thursday the 26th April, in the Brass Monkey pub, the documentary “Countdown to zero” traced the history of the atomic bomb, up until...
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