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PPU members demonstrating against the UK government's military support for Saudi Arabia

British special forces reportedly fighting in Yemen

The UK government say they will investigate claims that UK "special forces" are operating in Yemen alongside Saudi-backed troops. 

Staff and volunteers in the Peace Pledge Union office

Join the staff team! Vacancies at the Peace Pledge Union

This is a vital time to be resisting war and militarism with active nonviolence. We now have two vacancies on the Peace Pledge Union's staff team. 

Copy of "My Mummy is a Soldier"

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.

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.

Gavin Williamson

'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. 

Ministry of Defence plaque

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.

British army recruits in training

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.

Banners declaring 'No Pride in War'

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. 

The Stansted 15 outside court

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. 

Protest at the ADS dinner in 2018

Alan Johnson faces protests as he addresses arms dealers' dinner

The former Labour Home Secretary Alan Johnson is facing sharp criticism as he prepares to address a networking dinner for arms dealers in London this evening (23 January).

BAE Systems factory

BAE Systems tries to claim legacy of Martin Luther King

The transnational arms company BAE Systems has been mocked and criticised on social media after seeking to associate itself with well-known pacifist Martin Luther King.

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