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Armed Forces Day is a propaganda tool for arms firms and the military – and the public are footing the bill
29/06/2019
Joe Glenton in The Independent about the 10th year of Armed Forces Day, an annual day of ‘family-fun’ and celebration of militarism, with heavy costs to local councils and the involvement of some of the world’s largest arms companies.
Kids with guns
Should the armed forces encourage young people to interact with weapons and military vehicles?
Our new web resource looks at why is this happening and asks if it is right and how can it be challenged?
Kids with guns
25/06/2019
Displaying weapons and military vehicles to attract young people is of course not new. However, the context in which these activities occur has shifted under what has been called ‘a new tide of militarisation’. The relationship between the military and civil society has a number of new aspects that have recently been put into place … Read more
The Warrior Nation podcast
21/06/2019
The Warrior Nation podcast is a deep dive into military affairs and the relationship between defence, the armed forces and civil society in modern Britain, produced and edited by ForcesWatch.
The death and inquest of Geoff Gray
The third re-inquest in relation to the four Deepcut deaths of young soldiers has returned a verdict of suicide despite lack of proof and illustrates again the imbalance of power between the institutions of the military and the individual.
The case for unionising the army
19/06/2019
With the military’s complaints system being called ‘fundamentally dysfunctional’ and its justice system ‘second rate’, we look at calls for expanding the rights of military personnel and allowing self-organisation through unionisation.
Issues relating to Service Complaints system and the youngest armed forces personnel
23/05/2019
In this written submission to the Defence Committee’s inquiry into the work of the Service Complaints Ombudsman, we focus on how issues with the complaints system may affect the youngest serving personnel in the armed forces, particularly those under 18 years old, and recommend that the youngest members of the armed forces are considered as a distinct group in relation to the functioning of the service complaints system.
Interrogating British armed forces recruiting in contemporary times
30/04/2019
In this lecture Professor Paul Higate from the University of Bath looks at the ways in which ‘British values’ have helped to obscure the militarised character of the nation, which is evident in its long history of the use of military violence abroad.
Paul draws upon his service in the RAF to discuss the British Army’s recruitment campaign ‘This is Belonging’, the Home Office instigated ‘hostile environment’ and the racialised character of social policy more broadly. Read the lecture transcript.
Press releases
15/04/2019
The British military: protecting the Sultan of Brunei
05/04/2019
With the stationing of British troops in Brunei, the UK government has a powerful hand to play in challenging the new anti-LGBTQ+ law imposed by the Sultan.
Selling the Military films
25/03/2019
At the launch event for our report with Medact on Selling the Military: A critical analysis of contemporary recruitment marketing in the UK, contributors and participants told us why they think this is an important issue. And a longer film of the presentation summarising the report.
Resources to use with political representatives
22/03/2019
Contact your MP, other political representative or local union or political branch about the military involvement in education and raising the age of military recruitment.
Model motion on military and defence industry influence in education
For discussion in union or party branches and councils etc. The motion calls for oversight and regulation of military activities in schools, including for careers and curriculum purposes, and for military-themed activities or perspectives to be balanced by activities focusing on peace and human rights. It also calls for activities run by arms companies in schools to cease.
Liberty Soldier’s Rights campaign
12/03/2019
The human rights organisation Liberty campaign on Soldier’s Rights and have addressed a number of substantial concerns with the military justice system in recent years.
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