arms trade
A tough year but business as usual
‘Tough year’ doesn't quite capture the extent to which our lives have been shaped by crises in 2020. Militarism, however, has not been locked down. Here is some of what we have been keeping an eye on this year as we look towards 2021.
Boris Johnson’s government and the military: a look ahead at 2020
Could you take a seat for the next generation?
Our Peaceworker, Jen Harrison, writes about attending the DSEI arms fair and how arms companies target young people as future employees and supporters.
Arms industry spends millions to promote brands in schools
10/09/2018The Observer
The Observer
Defence groups sponsor lessons that promote building and sale of military hardware
Misguided aim of weapons show
The following letter was sent to the Sunday Times and a version is published here.
Arms companies and immorality in education
As the largest arms fair in the world takes place in London, we explore how arms companies have become part of the education system in the UK, despite the concerns for human rights and corruption that surround the defence and security industry.
Visits to schools by BAE Systems and the RAF
29/09/2015BAE Systems
BAE Systems
Evidence suggests that the BAE Systems-RAF team that visits primary and secondary schools ostensibly to encourage students to take an interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths, gives students a sanitised, glamourised image of both BAE and the RAF.