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The MPs and the arms company reps

Screenshot of the seating arrangement for the 2021 Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme graduation dinner. It shows six tables around which are seats MPs, ministers, military top brass and representatives from some of the worlds largest arms companies.

In our second analysis of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme we uncover how MPs dined with generals and arms company representatives.

Warrior Nation podcast: Unpacking Armed Forces Day

June 2022

Britain’s dystopian (and less accountable) military future

With more troops being placed beyond scrutiny, and army units reportedly deployed to stop refugee flows across the Polish border and English Channel, the UK military is becoming even less accountable to democratic institutions.

Beyond Emissions: the military and climate change

The military has a role to play in reducing emissions and environmental degradation but we should beware securitising, and militarising, the response to the climate crisis.

Warrior Nation podcast: War and Memory – Empire

October 2021

OCTOBER 1, 2021 SEASON 3 EPISODE 5

In the fifth instalment of our series on war and memory we speak with Harvard historian Maya Jasanoff on the different ways Empire is remembered in Britain and the disconnect between how the British state wants the public to view the country's colonial past and the way it is seen by different communities.

What lies behind Parliament’s military cosplay scheme?

The Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme raises serious questions about the relationship between politicians, the military and defence companies.

#ResistMilitarism on Armed Forces Day 2018

In the run up to Armed Forces Day on 30 June we provide background information on how this and other public events are part of a concerted effort to increase general support for the military amongst the public, stifle criticism and recruit young people. We list events that challenge the militarism of Armed Forces Day with messages of peace and resistance.

Warrior Nation: war, militarisation and British democracy – films

August 2018

These presentations were recorded at the launch of the report Warrior Nation: war, militarisation and British democracy by Paul Dixon (published by ForcesWatch) in June 2018 in London.

Warrior Nation: war, militarisation and British democracy, by Professor Paul Dixon
Military Britain by Professor Joanna Bourke
Militarism in public life in the UK, Emma Sangster, Coordinator of ForcesWatch

Resisting militarisation in Leicester

We interviewed poet and campaigner Ambrose Musiyiwa for Peace News on militarisation in Leicester and how local people are acting to resist militarism.

Take Action on Militarism 2017 pack launch

We report from the day of talks and workshops to launch the Take Action on Militarism pack which is designed to equip and support those challenging militarism in their communities.