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• karen wilson commented  ·  November 22, 2012 6:29 a.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  The government says it's arms trading is "responsible" yet it is supplying human rights abusers and conflict zones. While public services are being cut, taxpayers money is spent on promoting the arms trade.

  The UK is one of the leading gunrunners in the World. Out if 26 Countries that the UK has highlighted as being "countries of concern" on human rights, we sell arms to 16 of them.

  The UK has sold tear gas, crowd control ammunition and fire arms to Bahrain and Libya in the last year. While uk weapons are used against civilians in the Middle-East, a UK government department and David Cameron were promoting more weapons sales in the region. This is NOT OK.

• Nigel commented  ·  July 10, 2011 12:35 p.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  Money talks, and talks HUge, you won't stop it in reality

• graham commented  ·  July 7, 2011 2:32 p.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  we must stop this but still protect our selfs.I also do wish that we stop following what the USA does or we will end up being like the USA and not as the UK.

• DAVID A BAINES commented  ·  July 3, 2011 5:17 a.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  Each individual needs to stop firing the bullets of fear, suppression hatred and anger. The violence ultimately will only stop when we all stop the war in ourselves. This is the reason to vote, vote vote for this, and to say I have stopped firing.

  It originates from a reflection within ourselves.

• J. Parsons commented  ·  June 24, 2011 6:13 a.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  Yes, let's stop arming the world and also FIGHTING the world as a U.S. proxy. Leave the U.S.A. to do its own warmongering. We know the value of our money at last, have far too little of it; we're facing a double-dip recession, dragged down by the Eurozone, which is all quite in addition to knowing, in our hearts, that we should not be propping up wars begun by the U.S. The American hegemony of world power needs to roll on without the U.K. being in a Special Relationship. Let us take our considerable wisdom and understanding of world politics and world NEED and leave Americans to their relative ignorance and delusion.

• pete fraser commented  ·  June 7, 2011 5:14 a.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  How many different ways do we need to kill one and other ?

• NINA RENNIE commented  ·  June 1, 2011 2:05 p.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  I agree. It's very sad that this is what the UK is offering the world. Search BAE systems on Wikipedia and you can see why we should be ashamed of our biggest engineering company, with the Saudi Arabia bribery scandal still fresh in the memory. I remember reading the 'Lord of War' film script in disbelief a few years back and it's so lifelike. I wonder how many millions of Brits have absolutely no idea that their tax money goes towards this industry. http://www.conscienceonline.org.uk/

• katherine metcalfe commented  ·  May 31, 2011 4:09 p.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  UKTI (UK Trade & Investment) the governments trading department currently spend 50% of budget on supporting arms deals over all other UK industries. As a 'civilised' nation shouldn't we be producing a more positive export for the rest of the world!

• katherine metcalfe commented  ·  May 31, 2011 4:09 p.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  UKTI (UK Trade & Investment) the governments trading department currently spend 50% of budget on supporting arms deals over all other UK industries. As a 'civilised' nation shouldn't we be producing a more positive export for the rest of the world!

• Anonymous commented  ·  May 24, 2011 8:07 a.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  if we did and usa did wars would practically stop in the world

• Abi Haque commented  ·  May 23, 2011 7:10 a.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  The arms trade has a devistating impact on human rights, security and economic development. It is completely unacceptable for the UK (a supposedly enlightened country that stands for global human rights) to support such an industry - especially not with tax payers money and civil servants that should be used to work for greater peace and security. Civil servants should not be pushing private arms companies profits and adding to conflict worldwide - that is not in the interests of civil society.

• Robin Goodchild commented  ·  May 22, 2011 5:28 a.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  No moral voice of worth can come from this country while we don't make a stand for a peaceful world.

• Ian commented  ·  May 22, 2011 4:23 a.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  This deadly trade must be stopped now and the UK should stop selling arms to countries with dubious human rights records

• Raul Eiriz commented  ·  May 10, 2011 2:20 p.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  Weapons, frontiers and money belong to hate and fear. They are unhealthy. Comes from blind ambitions...
  Common sense prefers the contrary: PEACE LOVE AND FREEDOM for ALL

• Sally commented  ·  May 10, 2011 9:53 a.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  Peace love and unity does not happen with war!!

• Michaela O'Driscoll commented  ·  May 10, 2011 9:49 a.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  Must end now

• Charlotte commented  ·  May 10, 2011 3:31 a.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  Stop this hypocrisy and mafioso mentality that the UK and USA governments are waging round the world with.

• Christian commented  ·  May 10, 2011 12:37 a.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  Its wrong, stop it now.

• DUFOUR Maelle commented  ·  May 10, 2011 12:21 a.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  STOP IT

• Alessandro tamburi commented  ·  May 9, 2011 5:42 p.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  I agree