Today the House of Lords will debate the Nuclear Ban Treaty. Our churches call on the UK government to engage constructively with UN-led disarmament summits. Leaders of UK churches have made the following statement: - …
The story behind the exodus
Over 650,000 Rohingyas have fled Myanmar for Bangladesh following widespread ethnic violence in Rakhine State. This is one of the most rapid movements of refugees that we have seen anywhere in recent years but what has led to this crisis and how might it be resolved? …
The Balfour Declaration: Britain’s Broken Promise
Britain’s Broken Promise “Britain’s Broken Promise: Time for a new approach” was a remarkable event organised by the Balfour Project at Central Hall Westminster. It was remarkable not only in terms of the list of prominent speakers but, even more, for the sober way in which it meticulously exposed …
Not guilty
Revd Daniel Woodhouse and Sam Walton have been found not guilty at Burnley Magistrates Court Revd Daniel Woodhouse, a Methodist Minister, and Sam Walton who works with the Quakers in Britain have today been found not guilty by District Judge James Clarke. Daniel and Sam, armed with a hammer, …
A Labour ‘Party’
A Labour ‘Party’ This month we have a delegation of church leaders attending each of the four biggest party conferences, alongside The Salvation Army and Quakers in Britain. This blog is about our visit to Labour conference. Click to read about our visits to the Lib …
The Nuclear Ban Treaty gains 50 signatures on its first day
Good news! The Nuclear Ban Treaty opened for signatures yesterday, and already 50 countries have signed up including Ireland and Austria and at least two states that formerly had nuclear weapons programmes, Libya and South Africa. The UK government has lobbied against this groundbreaking …
Good for us: the UK Arms Industry
Is UK foreign policy up for sale? The huge Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) arms fair, held every two years, will meet at the ExCeL Centre in London from 12 September. Our government is keen for the UK to be established as the world’s second largest arms exporter, an accolade …
Good for Us: The UK Arms Industry
The following are extracts from an article publish by Steve Hucklesby on the ethics and foreign policy implications of the UK Arms Industry. FULL ARTICLE – Good for Us: The UK Arms Industry No Faith in War vigil on 5th September 2017 Prayers and Actions The Defence & Security …
The historic Nuclear Ban Treaty has arrived !
... the majority of the world’s nations agree that any use of a nuclear weapon is illegal under international law We have done it! The text of the most significant multi-lateral nuclear weapons treaty of the past 20 years was agreed in New York today. Over 130 states and many civil society …
A time for Palestine?
In the House of Commons today, MPs are debating Israel and Palestine. In 2014, MPs voted for the UK Government to recognise Palestine; a move that the UK Government says it will only make in “the right time”. Has that time now come? The prospect of a two-state solution is disappearing rapidly as …