A summary of recent commentary by Scientists for Global Responsibility related to the UK government announcements on boosting military spending, cutting aid spending, and slightly increasing climate spending.
Compiled: 30 November 2020
- Dr Philip Webber, SGR's Chair, speaking as part of the webinar What is real security? organised by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
- SGR submission to the UK government's Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy
- Dr Stuart Parkinson, SGR's Executive Director, speaking on New weapons dangers: Drone swarms, killer robots, nuclear and space at the Green Party autumn online conference 2020
- Presentations from SGR's 2020 conference, Transition Now: Recovering from Covid-19, will responsible science and technology be tools of rapid change?
Related reading...
- Government spending decisions on defence and development undermine international security [pdf]
Media release by Rethinking Security - More military spending won't keep Britain safe – but boosting overseas aid could
Opinion article by Prof Mary Kaldor, London School of Economics, in The Guardian -
Boris Johnson commits further £24 billion to UK military spending
Blog by Global Campaign on Military Spending UK - The plan for a green, fair and health recovery [pdf]
Recommendations by The Climate Coalition -
Real defence spending ensures good food for all
Blog by Geoff Tansey, Food Systems Academy, on Rethinking Security website
NB SGR is a partner/ member organisation of Rethinking Security, Global Campaign on Military Spending UK, and The Climate Coalition
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