Manchester City Council has become the first UK authority to pass a motion in support of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, following a new initiative by Nuclear Free Local Authorities and the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). The decision was taken unanimously at Council on […]
Monthly archives: November 2018
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Details have been released of more than 500 ‘safety incidents’ at Faslane in Scotland, where the UK’s nuclear weapons system Trident is based. In two of the episodes the Ministry of Defence revealed that there had been”high potential for radioactive release to the environment”. According to the details released neither […]
Sunday 11 November marks the 100th anniversary of the signing of the armistice which ended the First World War after four years. As we remember the end of the conflict we recommit ourselves to work and pray for peace around the world. We remember this eon all sides who have […]
The United Nations has reaffirmed its support for the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons with an overwhelming vote in New York. A UN Committee voted by a margin of 122 in favour and 41 against, with 16 abstentions. The motion welcomes the Treaty, which was agreed at the […]