Report: Students at UK Universities Are Helping Develop Killer Robots
by Zac Larkham
Chronic underfunding in higher education is allowing the arms industry to step in and fuel autonomous weapons systems research, reports Zac Larkham.
Tag: arms industry
Report: After Years of Campaigning Against an Israeli Weapons Factory, It Was Direct Action That Shut It Down
by Rivkah Brown
On Monday, Elbit Systems announced the sale of its Oldham factory. Over years, local activists had been gradually building momentum for the campaign – until a direct action group turbocharged it. Rivkah Brown reports.
Analysis: The Ceasefire in Gaza Shows Us Exactly Where the Power Lies in US-Israeli Relations
by David Wearing
Last Friday, following an intervention from Joe Biden, a ceasefire came into effect in Gaza. David Wearing argues this not only shows how Israel is subject to the power of its imperial patron, but how Washington is vulnerable to pressure from the pro-Palestinian left.
Live: Rishi Sunak’s Meal Deal
Rishi Sunak claims his mini-budget will save your job and save the high street, but is a bonus for employers and a half-price meal voucher enough to save Britain from a virus-induced depression? With Michael Walker, Faiza Shaheen and Owen Jones.
Opinion: Britain’s Covid-19 Death Toll Goes Far Beyond Its Borders
by David Wearing
Since the outbreak of Covid-19, criticism of the British government has focused on negligence within the UK’s own borders. But from Yemen to Iraq, Britain’s responsibility for the global death toll goes far further than is being reported, argues David Wearing.
#StopDSEI: 10 Reasons You Should Join the Campaign to Shut Down the Arms Fair
by Andrew Smith
Next month the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) arms fair will be descending on east London. Here are ten reasons you should join the campaign to shut it down.
6 Reasons We Really Could Stop Trident in 2016
by Steve Rushton
From austerity to climate change, the case for scrapping the UK’s nuclear weapons programme is more convincing than ever.
#StopArmingIsrael: 6 Reasons to Block the Factory
by Sean O'Reilly
Today more than 20 activist groups are converging on a drone factory north of Birmingham to mark the anniversary of Gaza's bombardment by Israel during Operation Protective Edge in 2014.