On 9th June at Wallasey’s Spire, veteran peace campaigner, and Vice-President of Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, Bruce Kent addressed the issue of nuclear weapons in today’s unstable, unpredictable and dangerous world.
With the United States recently pulling out of the Iran deal, the cancellation of a high-level summit between North and South Korea and the recent meeting of Donald Trump and Kim Jong-il in Singapore, nuclear weapons are once again at the forefront of global affairs.
Domestically, the planned replacement of Trident has caused major divisions amongst the British political establishment and has been particularly notable within the Labour Party. Whilst its leader, Jeremy Corbyn, and grassroots membership are opposed to spending over £205 billion on a new generation of nuclear weapons, a significant number of its MPs support the Government’s pro-Trident stance.
All of these issues and more were discussed and debated in a fascinating meeting. A big thank you to everyone who came!
