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A red hand against child soldiers – the UK should be leading the way not dragging its feet
12/02/2018
Today is the International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers. Today also sees the start of a court martial of 16 instructors at Army Foundation College Harrogate which trains young recruits aged under 18. They are charged with numerous counts of bullying and abuse.
Evidence submitted to the Alternative Provision Inquiry
06/02/2018
This submission briefly outlines ‘alternative provision with a military ethos’ and details a number of concerns – relative effectiveness, targeting disadvantage, lack of consultation and lack of scrutiny.
‘Selling the Myth’
We report on a recent meeting in Parliament with a range of speakers on the urgent need to raise the age of recruitment to the armed forces in the UK.
An inclusive, emotionally supportive British Army? Not yet.
10/01/2018
ForcesWatch comment on the 2018 British Army recruitment advertising campaign: We welcome any commitments and improvements the military makes to the welfare of soldiers but caution that the reality of military life is not accurately represented in this new campaign, and that the welfare of recruits into the Army should not be overlooked.
A shorter version of this article is published by The Huffington Post
News articles
08/12/2017
Only ‘Show and Tell’? Latest news on Scottish Parliament Petition
04/12/2017
After hearing from the armed forces, the Scottish Parliament’s Public Petitions Committee has decided they need to hear more from ForcesWatch and Quakers in Scotland before making decisions about our petition calling for greater guidance and scrutiny around military visits to schools.
Take Action on Militarism: website and resource pack
14/11/2017
ForcesWatch have teamed up with Quaker Peace & Social Witness to produce a resource pack to help people take action on militarism in their communities. And there is a website to go with it where you can download the pack or order a hard copy, find links to more resources etc.
Dissenting from the Old Lie
11/11/2017
Every year, the fury levied at those who critique or refuse the red poppy obscures the complexity and spectrum of views such dissenters open up. What is lost in this explosion of vitriol and misunderstanding is the opportunity to allow us, as empathic human beings, to be open to divergent viewpoints, to think honestly about wars and to discuss their causes.
Armed forces visits to schools in Scotland: An update for 2016-2017
09/11/2017
This ForcesWatch briefing analyses data on armed forces visits to schools in Scotland for 2016-17.
Making it 18 – the SNP votes yes to raising the age of recruitment
16/10/2017
Douglas Beattie reports on an important campaigning moment.
SNP adopt #MakeIt18
10/10/2017
A passionate debate was held on Sunday 8 October at the SNP Conference on Raising the Minimum Age of Military Recruitment to 18. The motion was passed!
Is pushing the cadets really in pupils’ best interests?
09/10/2017
Cadet units are not a social panacea but a recruitment tool. Our article, published in Schools Week, critiques the social impact report being used by the MoD to validate the expansion of cadets in state schools.
The Ministry of Defence has no place in our schools
07/10/2017
Children don’t need militarism. They need a decent learning environment, writes Rhianna Louise. Our piece in The Morning Star about the latest announcement of more cadet units in schools and the problematic social impact report that has been published to support this.
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