military in society
Armed Forces Day
What's happening on Armed Forces Day this year. Download and/or order resources to use in your local community to challenge militarism.
Warrior Nation: International anti-militarism – Demilitarising Education
8 Feb 2024, SEASON 5 EPISODE 1
Armed Forces Day 2023: militarism comes to Cornwall
This year the national Armed Forces Day event is being held in Falmouth, Cornwall. Many other events are being held around the country. We outline our concerns, including how the event is marketed, its promotion to young people and schools, and the inclusion of recruitment activities that allow young children to handle weapons.
Rogue heroes?
A counter-history of the SAS
Warrior Nation: War & police: linking the cops & the military
March 2023
March 15, 2023 SEASON 4 EPISODE 9
Warrior Nation: Everything looks like a nail: why the military can’t save the planet
February 2023
February 10, 2023 SEASON 4 EPISODE 7
Our host, Joe Glenton, talks to Nick Buxton from the Transnational Institute about the intersection between climate change, the military and security.
Warrior Nation: Dark economics: understanding the politics of defence budgets
January 2023
January 18, 2023 SEASON 4 EPISODE 6
Joe talks to Matt Fawcett from the Global Campaign on Military Spending UK about the dark economics of Britain's war machine.
Warrior Nation: Anti-establishment ethos: critiquing the military and foreign policy
January 2023
January 05, 2023 SEASON 4 EPISODE 5
Our host, Joe Glenton, talks to journalist Mark Curtis, founder and editor of Declassified UK, on the issue of reporting critically about British foreign policy and why think-tanks and the mainstream press help perpetuate a myth of Britain's role in the world.
The MPs and the arms company reps
In our second analysis of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme we uncover how MPs dined with generals and arms company representatives.