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Boris Johnson has been accused of undermining his own claim to want to settle the Ukraine crisis through patient diplomacy.
The Peace Pledge Union (PPU) has today issued the following statement with regards to the prospect of war over Ukraine.
The Peace Pledge Union have denounced UK government plans to give the Royal Navy authority to deal with people crossing the Channel on small boats.
A former head of the British army has called for changes in the law to give the military a greater role in tackling civil emergencies.
War and militarism have continued throughout 2021, despite the Covid pandemic and the climate emergency.
Pacifists have said that NATO governments and the Russian government are both to blame for military tension over Ukraine.
Senior army officers are meeting 'Defence' Secretary Ben Wallace following revelations about the abuse of young women in the British army.
The armed forces are facing calls to lose the ability to police themselves, after closing down all investigations into alleged war crimes in Iraq.
10 of the 290 young women who have joined the UK military this year have already reported being raped or sexually assaulted.
An arms fair in the Hampshire town of Farnborough yesterday was greeted by demonstrations outside the event and in the town.
