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MICHAEL FALLON was accused of flouting democracy yesterday after announcing a further £642 million spend on Trident submarines.
The Defence Secretary told MPs in a written statement that he is pressing ahead with work to replace the four ageing Vanguard-class submarines.Parliament is due to vote on replacing the wasteful weapons system later this year.
The announcement included investment on “long lead” items for the first of the new boats and funding for facilities at the shipyard in Barrow.
Campaigns against nuclear weapons on the Clyde, financial backing for arms firms and rising militarism are converging with solidarity for Palestine, as Scotland’s peace movement builds momentum ahead of the 2026 Holyrood election, says ARTHUR WEST
SOLOMON HUGHES explains how the PM is channelling the spirit of Reagan and Thatcher with a ‘two-tier’ nuclear deterrent, whose Greenham Common predecessor was eventually fought off by a bunch of ‘punks and crazies’