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Arms dealers and armed forces insult women on International Women's Day

Military institutions have been misusing International Women's Day to portray themselves as supporters of equality.

But women members of the Peace Pledge Union (PPU) said that feminism is incompatible with military values.

The Sun front page headline: 'Call in the army'

Sending in the army won't reduce knife crime, says Peace Pledge Union

The Peace Pledge Union has said that deploying the army in an attempt to tackle knife crime will only make things worse.

'Defence' Secretary still treating war as a colonial game

Gavin Williamson's announcement of new UK military bases in the Caribbean was made without consulting the countries concerned.

MoD dodges questions about 'troops on the streets' after Brexit

The Ministry of "Defence" (MoD) has avoided giving clear answers to journalists' questions about claims that the government may deploy troops onto the streets of the UK in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

UK troops marching through the street on Armed Forces Day

Williamson urged to rule out 'troops on the streets' after Brexit

UK "Defence" Secretary Gavin Williamson is facing pressure from MPs and campaigners to rule out using troops for social control in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

Williamson celebrates 'lethality' of British armed forces

Gavin Williamson has been accused of promoting dangerous mililtary fantasies after repeating his insistence that the UK can increase its military power after Brexit.

LGBT Pride in Surrey urged to ditch BAE sponsorship

The organisers of LGBT Pride in Surrey have triggered outrage after declaring that transnational arms company BAE Systems will be their lead sponsor in 2019.

Pacifists back Stansted 15 as they await sentencing

The Stansted 15 have been convicted of a supposedly terrorism-related offence for taking nonviolent direct action against brutal deportations.