(Updated 6 Nov 2018) In the light of the murder of Jamal Khashoggi there is a renewed public focus on the human rights abuses of the government of Saudi Arabia. See Following the murder of Jamal Khashoggi the UK must halt arms sales to Saudi Arabia. The conflict in Yemen has killed over 10,000 …
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10 Reasons to Celebrate 2016
With #annushorribilis and #worstyearever becoming increasingly popular hashtags on Twitter, many people are breathing sighs of relief that 2016 is nearly over. But whether 2016 has been your worst year ever or joyful from start to finish, we think there are things to rejoice over. So here it is, …
Joint Statement on Syria
The Baptist Union of Great Britain, the Church of Scotland, the Methodist Church in Britain and the United Reformed Church have released a joint statement on military action in Syria: Our churches: – Express our abhorrence of the actions of ISIS/Daesh in Syria and their support of terrorist …
The killing of Reyaad Khan and Ruhul Amin
Do we want to live in a country where we give the Prime Minister authority to sign off on the killing of British citizens? What danger did Reyaad Khan and Ruhul Amin present to the UK, or does this question not matter because they were Muslim extremists? “Terrorists function outside the law. It …
UK Government announces attendance at Humanitarian Impacts of Nuclear Weapons Conference in Vienna
Governments do listen sometimes. The UK Government has stated today that it will attend next week’s conference in Vienna on the Humanitarian Impacts of Nuclear Weapons. The UK boycotted the first two humanitarian impacts conferences but has come under much domestic pressure to join with 150 nation …
Minister says charities should keep out of politics and stick to their knitting
“We really want to try and keep charities and voluntary groups out of the realms of politics,” Brooks Newmark MP, the new Minister for Charities said. “The important thing charities should be doing is sticking to their knitting”. We agree. So last month, up and down our country, thousands of …
Five Christians on trial today
The United Reformed Church (URC) has issued a statement on the Arms Trade as five Christians go on trial today for blocking the London Arms Fair in September 2013. The DSEI fair describes itself as “the world leading defence and security event” and entertains arms buyers from around the globe, …