The UK government has been utterly dishonest about its part in this hideous war. It has allowed the US to use British airbases (and Prestwick airport!) for the transit of US warplanes to the Middle East. Whatever Keir Starmer is saying now the UK has been and continues to be a material accessory to the assault on Iran, with all the resulting death, mutilation, destruction and widening chaos.
bellacaledonia.org.uk/2025/11/27/p... Janet Fenton: " . . it is maybe time for Members of the Scottish Parliament to be outside Queen Elizabeth House on 29th of November, at 1.00 pm joining in with writing a placard saying ‘I support Palestine Action’. "
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3fy... Nuclear weapon convoy near Polmadie in Glasgow today, heading for the bomb store at Coulport on Loch Long, having set out from Burghfield in England where the warheads are assembled. Info about these dangerous convoys here www.nukewatch.org.uk/convoys/
securescotland.substack.com/p/welcoming-refugees Responding to the UK government's cruel refugee policies.
Report "Smoke and Mirrors" from NIS and Nukewatch UK exposes the muddled and illogical thinking behind the UK decision to buy nuclear-weapon capable aircraft from the US. Essential reading. nuclearinfo.org/wp-content/u...
Our expert webinar on the risks and pitfalls of renuclearising the RAF takes place tomorrow. Register here: nuclearinfo-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
@nuclearinfoservice.bsky.social @cnduk.bsky.social
@scottishcnd.bsky.social @lakenheathalliance.bsky.social
#nuclear #disarmament
Fighter jet being prepared, with: "Smoke and Mirrors"
nuclearinfo-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi... Not to be missed, this webinar on 11th November about the UK acquiring nuclear-weapon capable jets - another step-up in dangerous escalation.
Come along to the webinar we are organising with @Nuclearinfo on 11 November to find out why government plans to renuclearise the RAF are nothing more than political smoke and mirrors. nuclearinfo-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
UK gov, as party (however junior) to the recent summit must say out loud that the obscene blockage must end. Don't hold your breath.
sgr.org.uk/resources/us-nuclear-weapons-return-uk-ready-raf Handy from @responsiblesci.bsky.social
re US nukes in England, noting their role in dangerous escalation. For how their presence was spotted see nukewatch.org.uk/second-nucle...
Cheers @yorkshirecnd.bsky.social for exposing this. SU Department for the Advancement of Mass Killing. cnduk.org/the-universi...
www.navylookout.com/royal-navy-v... Excessive pressure on the crews plus the obvious and serious risk around having nuclear reactors, missiles and nuclear warheads on board old and decrepit boats
View of Coulport armament store with: Navy told to remove radioactve waste from nuclear bomb base
theferret.scot/navy-told-to...
Large military trucks in convoy formation on a steep descent
These lorries carry the most deadly load on British roads, taking warheads to and from the atomic weapon factories Berkshire and Coulport on Loch Long. see nukewatch.org.uk
📢New event
We see growing hostility & racism in our politics and streets, climate breakdown across the globe, and ongoing war & genocide. Competition & militarism are not the answer.
Join our discussion on 08 October to share ideas for a counter-narrative.
rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/home/events/
Painting shows woman holding starving child above a pile of empty pots and pans and before a devastated landscape, with caption: John 21 15-17 FEED MY SHEEP
Large Mural at St John's kirk in Edinburgh's West End
The UK's new trade strategy says it will continue inserting controversial corporate courts into its trade deals.
Sign the petition: Call time on corporate courts. #StopISDS
act.globaljustice.org.uk/petition-cal...
As the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki looms and the world shuffles carelessly towards nuclear catastrophe, there’s this: US Strategic Bombing Survey July 1946: “Japan would have surrendered even if atomic bombs had not been dropped, even if Russia had not entered the war, and even if no invasion had been planned or contemplated. The Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs did not defeat Japan, nor by the testimony of the enemy leaders who ended the war did they persuade Japan to accept unconditional surrender.”
Songster Penny Stone on it re UK's shot at crushing Palestine Actions www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFLm...
Green graphic shows a picture of Maggie standing in between two other women. Maggie is wearing black trousers and a patterned top. The other women are wearing dark clothes and Palestinian scarves. They are all standing in front of a red, black and white CAAT Edinburgh banner. Next to the image are the words: Last week, I: Spoke at an Aberdeen Uni conference about the need for gender equality & diversity in higher education; Challenged the Scottish Government’s support for weapons manufacturers & complicity in genocide; Called for justice for the Fornethy survivors: an apology & compensation for their trauma; Argued for a compassionate immigration system & an end to the dehumanising hostile environment.
Last week, I was grateful to discuss how we build a better, more inclusive & peaceful world: in the Scottish Parliament, with @caatuk.bsky.social, & at Aberdeen Uni.
Taxpayers' money should not fund genocide, survivors of abuse deserve justice, immigration is good, & equality benefits everyone!
Israel—which does not publicly acknowledge possessing nuclear weapons—is also believed to be modernizing its nuclear arsenal and appears to be upgrading its plutonium production reactor site at Dimona. (SIPRI 2025)
Tel Aviv won't sign up to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty because that would mean being open to inspection by the IAEA. a smelly dodge supported by US, UK (of course) and the increasingly warlike EU.
@astra.bsky.social Dear Astra could we chat with you about our new exhibition "Beyond Human Security", inspired by The Age of Insecurity (and by Wendy Brown)? David for Secure Scotland
" . . the UK government’s concept of security is not only not fit for purpose, it is based on making everyone and everything less and less safe." Our response to the UK Defence Review
securescotland.substack.com/p/secure-sco...
Amid all the "war footing" madness this is great.
" It’s time for the UK to embrace a holistic security strategy that truly addresses the challenges of the 21st century." theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Don't miss our webinar this Wednesday 21 May at 6pm, sharing stories of successful people- and planet-centred cooperation initiatives towards a better world.
More details and register: rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/home/events/
Our response to this government white paper on immigration
Cop-mobbing seems to be almost standard now in the UK. Sinister and intimidating. Not enhancing security, undermining it. www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve... @maggiechapman.bsky.social
With multiple challenges to ‘security’ as usual, what can we best offer as a way forward? Join the discussion with Rethinking Security members to share reflections and resources.
Wednesday 26 March, 6.00pm – 7.00pm.
For more info & to register, see: rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/home/events/
