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  • 16 Aug 2011
    Sex, violence and Bible top the agenda for Christian students

    Homophobia, nonviolent direct action, the politics of the Bible and the gap between rich and poor have been on the agenda at a gathering of Christian students.

  • 14 Aug 2011
    Christians plan day of prayer and protest over arms trade

    Christian communities in the UK are expected to take part in a Day of Prayer four weeks today, when one of the world's largest arms fairs opens in London.

  • 12 Aug 2011
    Rich thugs, poor thugs

    Right-wing columnists are having a field day in the wake of the riots, demonising single parents, benefit recipients and working class people generally. To be consistent in condemning looting, we should criticise not only the rioters but the wealthy bankers and politicians who are looting our society.

  • 10 Aug 2011
    Riots, looting and the hypocrisy of Boris Johnson

    The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, appeared on Radio 4 this morning (10 August) and was asked about the underlying causes of the recent riots. He attributed them to a “sense of entitlement” among young people who were showing the effects of a lack of discipline in school.

  • 19 Jul 2011
    Arms giant roasted by MPs over 'charitable' payment to Tanzania

    Multinational arms firm BAE Systems was grilled by MPs over the methods by which it proposes to pay almost £30 million to the people of Tanzania.

  • 24 Jun 2011
    UK challenged over failure to revoke arms exports to Saudi Arabia

    Campaign Against Arms Trade is seeking judicial review of the UK government's failure to revoke any licences for arms exports to repressive Saudi Arabia.

  • 6 Jun 2011
    Cameron urged to cut military spending, not education

    The Prime Minister has been urged to cut military spending, nuclear weapons and arms trade subsidies as an alternative to cuts in education.

  • 30 May 2011
    Top arms company defeated by student protests

    Multinational arms firm BAE Systems were forced to abandon attempts to run a workshop at the University of Manchester last week amidst a series of protests.

  • 13 May 2011
    Privatising higher education

    Earlier this week, the universities minister David Willetts rushed to deny suggestions that the government would allow elite universities to sell off super-expensive extra places to wealthy students. But the furore led to another proposal receiving very little attention - the suggestion that private companies and charities should be allowed to fund their own university places.

  • 11 May 2011
    Spirit of Summer Fair owners linked with 'spirit of slaughter'

    Campaigners will attned the Spirit of Summer Fair in London this weekend to highlight the fact that the owners, Clarion Events, are also involved in the arms trade.