Support the CUT TRIDENT NOT JOBS march and rally in Edinburgh on Sat 13 March. Assemble 11 am Scottish Parliament for the march followed by a rally in the Grassmarket. Speakers - Alex Salmond (SNP), Mark Lazarowicz (Labour), John Barrett (Lib Dem), Alis Ballance (Green), Ian Galloway (Church of Scotland), Mike Kirby (UNISON), Kate Hudson (CND). Chaired by actor David Hayman. Music from Protest in Harmony. Please help to publicise this event (Leaflet). Also contact candidates in the election about this important issue and send them Cut Trident cards.
The Government have launched a Defence Green Paper. This will lead to a full defence review after the election. The Green Paper asks general questions about what kind of military forces Britain should have in the future. But scrapping Trident is specifically excluded as an option.
The February 2010 issue of Nuclear Free Scotland, the magazine of Scottish CND, includes articles on 2010 Year of Decision (Alan Mackinnon), Vote Out Trident 2010 (John Ainslie), The British Government's first campaign against CND (Isobel Lindsay), Aldermaston Blockade (Brian Larkin), Scottish Government Working Group (John Ainslie), Mayors for Peace (Sean Morris), Project Pegasus (Peter Burt), Letter from America (Joe Falcone), Ayatolla Khamenei and Nuclear Weapons (Geoffrey Carnall) and a tribute to Kay Carmichael (Kenneth McNeil). This is available to download (3Mb pdf). Printed copies can be ordered from
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On 26 January represenatives of Scottish churches launched a joint campaign to place Trident at the heart of the General Election campaign. They are encouraging church members to express their opposition to nuclear weapons by sending a postcard to candidates standing for election. The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, Rt Rev Bill Hewitt, said: "There is a real chance that the renewal of the Trident, which is due very soon, could be overturned if enough political pressure is applied".
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On 26 January represenatives of Scottish churches launched a joint campaign to place Trident at the heart of the General Election campaign. They are encouraging church members to express their opposition to nuclear weapons by sending a postcard to candidates standing for election. The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, Rt Rev Bill Hewitt, said: "There is a real chance that the renewal of the Trident, which is due very soon, could be overturned if enough political pressure is applied".