Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

Motion in the Scottish Parliament - Signing of the UN Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Treaty

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Published on Thursday, 21 September 2017 07:58

Motion Number: S5M-07762
Lodged By: Bill Kidd
Date Lodged: 19/09/2017

Title: Signing of the UN Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Treaty

Motion Text:

That the Parliament welcomes the adoption of the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons; highlights that this treaty was acceded by 122 state parties on 7 July 2017, with a notable absence from the UK and other nuclear weapon states; notes the timely date of initial signing, which falls on the eve of International Peace Day on 20 September 2017; further notes that all countries that ratify this treaty will be legally bound to not hold, develop or test nuclear weapons; affirms the significant step towards normative change in international relations and state security regarding the role and place of nuclear weapons in this world, and commends the courageous efforts of all 122 countries that have led the way in this crucial shift.

Motion supporting Defence Diversification passed at the TUC conference

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Published on Friday, 15 September 2017 12:40

Scottish CND have given a warm welcome to a motion passed at the TUC conference at Brighton this week.

The text of the motion is set out below .

Defence, jobs and diversification

Congress welcomes the ‘Lucas Plan’ 40th Anniversary Conference held in Birmingham in November 2016 and agrees that the Plan was an idea from which we can learn much today. 

The Plan was a pioneering effort by workers at arms company Lucas Aerospace to retain jobs by proposing alternative, socially useful applications of the company’s technology and their own skills. Forty years afterwards, we are facing a convergence of crises – militarism and nuclear weapons, climate chaos, and the destruction of jobs by automation – which mean that we have to start thinking about technology as political, as the Lucas Aerospace workers did.

However, in the four decades since the Plan was drawn up Britain’s manufacturing industry has shrunk from 25 per cent to 14 per cent of GDP, with the ‘defence’ industry now representing 10 per cent of all manufacturing. Britain cannot afford to lose any more manufacturing skills and capacity, and ‘defence’ workers are rightly concerned about the potential loss of jobs, for example if Trident replacement is cancelled. 

Please join our Annual General Meeting 2017

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Published on Tuesday, 12 September 2017 12:22

The AGM of Scottish CND takes place on Saturday November 11 in the 14 Johnston Terrace, Edinburgh, EH1 2PW

Registration is from 10 am and the meeting starts at 10 30 am.

The meeting should last until about 3 pm and a lunch will be provided.

Please also note the following points :

1.The AGM should be interesting and informative and as well as the business part of the meeting we hope to have some special speakers and a number of information stalls at the event 

2.Nominations for office bearers positions- chair , 2 vice chairs , secretary , treasurer, assistant secretary should be e-mailed to the Scottish CND office at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or posted to the Scottish CND office at 77 Southpark Avenue Glasgow G12 8LE  by 5pm on Saturday October 14.

3.Nominations for 6 executive positions should be e-mailed to the Scottish CND office at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or posted to the Scottish CND office at 77 Southpark Avenue Glasgow G12 8 LE.

4.People can nominate themselves for office bearer or executive positions or can be nominated by a fellow Scottish CND member.

5.Any resolutions for discussion at the AGM must be e- mailed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or posted to the Scottish CND office at 77 Southpark Avenue Glasgow G12 8 LE  by Saturday October 14 at 5 pm

6.Any amendments to resolutions must be e-mailed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or sent to the Scottish CND office at 77 Southpark Avenue Glasgow G12 8 LE by 5 pm on Saturday November 4 .

7.It would help with the planning of the event if people who are coming could either phone the Scottish CND office on 0141 357 1529 or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

8.The AGM is open to all Scottish CND individual members who have 3 months membership at the time of the AGM

9.Local branches and affiliated organisations are able to send 2 delegates to the AGM

Bulletin on North Korea crisis

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Published on Tuesday, 12 September 2017 08:10

Scottish CND and organisations across the wider peace movement continue to urge the United States and North Korea to step back from war, and instead adopt a diplomatic approach to resolve current difficulties.

We call for the immediate commencement of discussions to prevent the outbreak of a military conflict.

We are also calling on our members and supporters to ask their MP's to sign Early Day Motion 243 on the conflict.
So please get in touch with your MP and ask them sign this important motion.

Letter in the Guardian from Medact

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Published on Monday, 04 September 2017 08:20

The below letter was published in the Guardian on 31st of Aug. See the article here.

Fourteen medical doctors and scientists call on the British government to join the international treaty demanding the ban of nuclear weapons

As medical doctors and scientists, we write concernin