Should the government be increasing support for the arms industry when
public services are facing cuts?
The new coalition government is
asking for people's views on what cuts should be made. CAAT think there's
one obvious candidate: stop spending taxpayers' money helping arms
companies market their weapons.
But on the day the budget announced big cuts in public services, Conservative Minister Peter Luff said there's no "embarrassment in this government" about selling arms, and pledged a "very, very, very heavy ministerial commitment to the process".
The arms industry already receives huge taxpayer subsidies and has a whole department of civil servants devoted to marketing their deadly products to human rights abusers and conflict zones.
Please email your MP today to say this support must end, not be increased!
http://bit.ly/emailMP
But on the day the budget announced big cuts in public services, Conservative Minister Peter Luff said there's no "embarrassment in this government" about selling arms, and pledged a "very, very, very heavy ministerial commitment to the process".
The arms industry already receives huge taxpayer subsidies and has a whole department of civil servants devoted to marketing their deadly products to human rights abusers and conflict zones.
Please email your MP today to say this support must end, not be increased!
http://bit.ly/emailMP
