Covid-19 doesn’t mean that CND is not continuing to campaign for nuclear disarmament, in fact, the pandemic has shone a light on government priorities and re-confirmed how important our work is, Now More Than Ever.
None of the daily updates from the Prime Minister and Chancellor have included mention of the huge budget still allocated to Trident and its replacement.
Nuclear weapons are of no use when we are faced with such an unprecedented threat.
For many years we have been campaigning under the slogans NHS Not Trident; Homes Not Trident; Education Not Trident….. and now we see the NHS already straining and struggling under the threat of the pandemic. Operations are cancelled; hospital beds are being bought from private health companies; nurses are being encouraged to come out of retirement, and it can only get worse.
Everyone one of us has been proved right. If the UK government had focused budget spend on health and welfare rather than nuclear weapons the NHS would be in a much better position to deal with this crisis.
The first task is to send a letter to your MP encouraging them to lobby the Prime Minister asking how he is prioritising his focus and budget.