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Scottish Labour Conference rejects Trident
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- Published on Sunday, 01 November 2015 13:50
"Scottish CND welcomes the firm rejection of Trident by 70% of Labour members and union delegates in Perth. By rejecting Trident, the Scottish conference has given a lead to the UK Labour party. The vote has also illustrated the breadth of opposition to Trident across Scottish society. Scottish CND has worked with the STUC to explore alternative ways of deploying the skills of those who work on Trident. We are willing to help trade unions in further developing these proposals for defence diversification." - Arthur West (Chair, Scottish CND)
Scottish Labour will debate Trident on Sunday
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- Published on Friday, 30 October 2015 14:42
Scottish CND has been told by delegates attending Scottish Labour conference that the issue of Trident came second in the priorities ballot and will be debated on Sunday.
What about the Scottish Labour Party and Trident?
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- Published on Wednesday, 28 October 2015 10:10
The question of how the Scottish Labour Party will handle Trident is still unknown. Delegates at their conference at the Perth Concert Hall are expected to decide on Friday 30 October whether or not there will be a debate. If there is a debate, it is expected to be on Sunday 1 November.
Holyrood debates Trident spending
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- Published on Wednesday, 07 October 2015 09:43
The Scottish Parliament will debate the additional £500 million expenditure on nuclear submarines which George Osborne announced during his visit to Faslane. The debate will be led by SNP MSP Christina McKelvie. Two senior Labour MSPs, Neil Findlay and Malcolm Chisholm, are backing the motion. It will be discussed from 1230 on Thursday 8 October and will be shown on Parliament TV
If you wish to contact your MSPs, you can send them an email through writetothem.com
Respect Scotland: Scrap Trident!
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- Published on Monday, 05 October 2015 13:52
Scottish CND is calling on David Cameron to respect the Scottish people and cancel the plan to renew Trident.
Labour's internal feud over Trident
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- Published on Wednesday, 30 September 2015 14:44
On 20 January the House of Commons voted on an SNP motion which called for the plan to renew Trident to be cancelled. Only 19 Labour MPs supported the proposal. One of them was Jeremy Corbyn. This gives an insight into the current situation in the Labour Party. While the new leader is genuinely committed to nuclear disarmament, only a minority of his MPs share this view. This contrast was highlighted on 29 September at the party conference in Brighton. Delegates passed a report from the Labour Policy Forum which included a paragraph which reaffirmed their commitment to renewing Trident. A short time later Jeremy Corbyn gave his leader’s speech in which he restated his opposition to British nuclear weapons. The following morning he told the Radio 4 Today programme that he would never press the nuclear button if he were Prime Minister.
First Minister signs call to ban Nuclear Weapons.
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- Published on Friday, 25 September 2015 13:59
Wednesday 24th September was a busy day for disarmament activities at the Scottish Parliament.
First off, we had the First Minister. Nicola Sturgeon, signing the Global Parliamentary Appeal for a Nuclear Weapons Ban . This is an appeal form current parliamentarians for 'all national governments to negotiate a treaty banning nuclear weapons and leading to their complete eradication'.