The conscription furore reveals a dangerous rise in militarism It may be risible to see 59-year-old Boris Johnson offer to sign up to do battle with Russia, but this is all part of a carefully constructed rise in the acceptability of warmongering that we must expose and reject, writes SYMON HILL
Sunday 13th Mar 2022 A new anti-war movement is gaining traction in Russia and Ukraine While Putin hands out 15-year sentences and Zelensky hands out AK47s to civilians banned from leaving, thousands are protesting or resisting the military non-violently. The world needs to see them, writes SYMON HILL
Saturday 15th May 2021 Fighting for peace: International Conscientious Objectors' Day From Turkey and Israel where conscription drafts the inoccent into brutal occupations, to the US and Britain where recruits later realise the true nature of imperialism, to those who refuse to work for the arms industry, we need to celebrate our war resisters, writes SYMON HILL
Tuesday 23rd Mar 2021 The most militaristic government for over 30 years puts us all at risk With the Prime Minister planning to lift the cap on the number of nuclear warheads by 44%, it’s clear that increasing militarism cannot be regarded as a side issue, says SYMON HILL
Friday 26th Jun 2020 10 reasons not to support Armed Forces Day Today we are encouraged to celebrate Armed Forces Day. But far from celebrating these institutions, we should be speaking out against them — SYMON HILL gives 10 good reasons why
Friday 17th Apr 2020 Why waste money on bombs and bullets when ventilators are what’s needed? SYMON HILL invites readers to join the Peace Pledge Union’s call for military budgets to be reallocated to tackling Covid-19
Friday 27th Mar 2020 The coronavirus crisis shows that our traditional ideas about ‘security’ are totally wrong Safety and security cannot be found in an ever-expanding military — and it’s taken a deadly pandemic to show this, says SYMON HILL
Thursday 02nd May 2019 Why is Westminster Abbey holding a ‘pro-Trident’ service? Activists will be challenging the abbey’s decision to ‘recognise 50 years of continuous at-sea deterrent,’ writes SYMON HILL
Thursday 25th Apr 2019 Why Change UK loves war SYMON HILL exposes the ‘moderate’ party’s blood-soaked militarist voting record
Wednesday 20th Feb 2019 Brexit, martial law and class We should all be concerned about reports that martial law could be introduced in the event of a no-deal Brexit, says SYMON HILL
Sunday 05th Aug 2018 Why do some LGBT rights groups regard arms dealers as allies? Equal rights groups should not be seduced by the forces of capitalism and imperialism, writes SYMON HILL