Workers at Google DeepMind in the UK are pushing to unionise amid growing concerns over the company’s expanding AI ties with the Israeli and US militaries and the ethical use of its technology. (1/4)

“Conscription is now a threat held over young people in the UK.” At the National Ceremony for Conscientious Objectors’ Day this afternoon in London, ForcesWatch’s Emma Sangster spoke about the growing risk of military conscription in the UK. (1/3)

Today is International Conscientious Objectors’ Day 🕊️ We stand in solidarity with conscientious objectors, past and present, and reaffirm a simple principle: the right to refuse war must be protected. @anglicanpacifists.bsky.social @taxesforpeace.bsky.social @forpeacemaker.bsky.social

🕊️ Today, 15th May, is International Conscientious Objectors’ Day. We stop to remember those who have bravely refused to fight, past and present. #CODay #ConscientiousObjectors

Germany’s military has reportedly ruled out awarding Palantir a contract for an AI battlefield data cloud, citing security concerns over private industry access to national databases. The decision reflects Europe’s growing push for sovereign AI systems independent of US tech firms. (1/3)

Join us for the National Conscientious Objectors’ Day Ceremony in London 🕊️ Now more than ever, we must stand with COs, who are often the last line of defence against the normalisation of war and militarism. co-day.org

The Normalisation of Attacks on Education The Safe Schools Declaration of 2015, sets out clear commitments for states: 🏫 Schools must not be used by armed actors. 📖 Students, teachers & staff must never be targeted. ✏️ Educational spaces & the right to education must be protected. (1/3)

BREAKING Mixed verdicts in the retrial of the first six Filton 24 defendants 🧵

This week saw the release of new figures from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (@sipri.org), showing that global military expenditure has risen to $2,887 billion in 2025 — the 11th consecutive year of increases in military spending. (1/3) @demilitarizeday.bsky.social

A great film on the recent peace camp at RAF Lakenheath. A very successful week of protest against the return of US nuclear weapons to Britain and the role of US bases in the illegal attacks on Iran. Make sure to follow @lakenheathalliance.bsky.social for more! www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5pv...

🎥 Join us LIVE on Tuesday at 6.30pm across Facebook, YouTube and X as we discuss the cost of war, with economist Dr Carolina Alves. We'll be uncovering the human cost of the illegal war on Iran and UK participation with editor Phil Miller, @john-mcevoy.bsky.social and co-director Laura Pidcock.

Palantir has contracts with multiple UK government bodies including the NHS, we should all be worried. When systems used in public services are linked to technologies deployed in defence and surveillance, it raises questions about where the boundaries between health, security & warfare sit.

Labour is pressing ahead with a national digital ID card system, despite widespread opposition around privacy concerns, how much personal data would be collected in one place & how those who don’t - or can’t - live their lives through smartphones will be excluded. (1/3)

“No to conscription and war preparations! The rich want war – the youth want a future!” Across Germany, student-led school strikes against the return of conscription are facing growing pressure from a media landscape largely aligned with government militarisation. (1/2) @warresistersint.bsky.social

In 2025, the world spent $2.9 trillion on the military, according to @sipriorg We urge governments to undertake major reductions to their military expenditure and redirect those funds to social and environmental sectors, tackling the global challenges of our time, and funding human security.

An investigation by BBC Africa Eye and the World of Secrets podcast reveals the long-term harm linked to British military presence in Kenya, including the children abandoned by their military fathers, families pushed into poverty, and lives shaped by identity loss. (1/4)

Two days to go until our demonstration at RAF Fairford! Join CND, @stwc.bsky.social, and Fairford Action to demand that this US war crimes base is shut down. Send the bombers home! 📍Assemble 12 noon, Fairford High Street 🪧 March to RAF Fairford Read more: morningstaronline.co.uk/article/prot...

This week MPs voted to approve further restrictions on protest in the Crime and Policing Bill. Including new restrictions on protests near religious sites, criminalising protestors using face masks, and requiring police to judge the ‘cumulative disruption’ of these protests. 🧵 (1/5) @quaker.org.uk

'It's more than deja vu. It's a military doctrine.' Within hours of the announcement of 10-day ‘ceasefire’ between Israel and Lebanon on 17 April, Israeli forces were reported to be carrying out demolitions, artillery shelling and land-clearing operations in several border areas of southern Lebano

Welfare vs warfare is once again at the centre of UK politics. Ex-military figures and Tory politicians have called for the least privileged in society to make the most sacrifices for rearmament. (1/5)

'Wales stands at a political and economic crossroads. Across the UK, defence spending is rising sharply, framed as necessary for a permanent “war footing” in an increasingly unstable world...This report argues that this trajectory is neither inevitable nor in Wales’s long-term interest.'

The UK "condemns" attacks on UN peacekeepers while maintaining military collaboration with an Israeli state attacking UN peacekeepers. Does the Foreign Office think no-one is noticing their rank, daily hypocrisy?

MPs voted yesterday evening to approve new protest restrictions in the Crime and Policing Bill 😠 Leaders from across the UK’s faith spectrum had urged MPs to remove the new clause on ‘cumulative impact’ because they feared it could shut down lawful, conscience-led protest. Find out more 👇

“We are going to hit each and every one of their electric generating plants very hard, and probably simultaneously.” As Donald Trump has escalated his threats against Iran, officers and troops could face an impossible choice: obey, or refuse and face consequences.

In the context of opposition to new laws in Germany which require mandatory military registration, there's been some good news. The government has suspended the rule requiring non-military men under 45 to seek approval for long stays abroad. (1/2)

“Even Armageddon looks less bad if you completely stop talking about it.” Nuclear weapons have faded out of mainstream debate just as the risks are rising. While frameworks like the Non-Proliferation Treaty are becoming increasingly outdated. Read the full interview by @zoesqwilliams.bsky.social

The second biggest US bomb store in Europe is located in the English countryside, and has been used to bombard Iran. So much for Yvette Cooper's claim Britain wasn't "involved" at the start of the US bombing of Iran. Watch 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=662B...

Lakenheath Peace Camp 2026: Activists arranged a fantastic six day protest at the US base in Suffolk which is playing a part in the war on Iran. Read this report and check out Lakenheath Alliance for Peace's Instagram page for more content https://cnduk.org/lakenheath-peace-camp-2026-report-back/

Reports suggest the government is considering reviewing the NHS data contract with Palantir. The US spy-tech firm has supported mass US deportations and enabled atrocities in Gaza. @england.nhs.uk is rolling out Palantir software to manage our health records.(1/5)

“Airplanes should always be carriers of peace, never of war. No one should be afraid that threats of death and destruction might come from the sky.” Last week, Pope Leo spoke out against the US-Israel attacks on Iran, calling for a ban on aerial bombing. (1/2)

Video of the action and arrests today. For more information about DoJ see: defendourjuries.net

Reports that Iran has shot down a US F35 fighter jet from RAF Fairford is more shocking evidence of British bases being used in Trump's illegal war. Starmer must end use of all UK bases now! https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/04/03/iran-claims-it-downed-us-fighter-jet-and-captured-pilot/

Our latest newsletter is out 📰 We cover the UK’s role in the Iran conflict, efforts to rebrand the arms industry as “ethical”, BAE Systems’ influence in schools, and growing resistance to Palantir. Read more: mailchi.mp/019fcd2f56c3...

The Lakenheath international peace camp is now underway, with a 24-hour vigil outside the base highlighting growing evidence that Donald Trump's nuclear bombs are stationed there. The vigil will continue until Monday, 6 April. (1/3)

Dozens of MPs and peers are backing a call for a UK apology over the 1917 Balfour Declaration. This is an important moment of recognition of Britain's historical culpability regarding Palestine. (1/3) Read more at @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social

Channel 4, 10pm tonight: www.channel4.com/programmes/c...

For 20 years, BAE has run STEM Education Roadshows, reaching over a million children, while selling fighter jets and weapons which have led to the deaths of tens of thousands of civilians in Yemen and Gaza. #Stem4Peace

The US-Israeli campaign of indiscriminate bombardment of Iran exemplifies a world driven by militarist ideology, in which a hierarchical understanding of rights normalises mass killing of civilians. Read more about the UK’s involvement at ForcesWatch: www.forceswatch.net/.../a-war-of...

Great blog from @responsiblesci.bsky.social 'Over the past year, we have seen an intensification of these policies designed to bridge the divide between civilian and military spheres – with a focus on education.' www.sgr.org.uk/resources/mi...

We’re seeing new depths in the interplay between warfare & entertainment as the US-Israeli war on Iran is gamified. The White House is sharing social media clips mixing bomb strikes with clips from Top Gun, SpongeBob & NFL clips, turning real destruction and human loss into entertainment. (1/3)

New Briefing: The use of Fairford air base for US military strikes against Iran - Latest on Drone Wars UK: dronewars.net/2026/03/24/b...

Today marks 11 years since the start of the Saudi-led coalition's bombing of Yemen. We mourn the 377,000 lives lost from this brutal war - and we will never forget how the UK armed this horror. Join us tonight at 6:30pm outside of Downing Street for a vigil to mourn this anniversary.

Thank you to everyone who came to our special interest meeting this afternoon - 'Keeping the 'civil' in civil society: how to challenge the government’s plan to make everyone ‘battle ready’'. Big thanks especially to our speakers @forceswatch.bsky.social and Demilitarise Education ded1.co

Solidarity is vital, and public pressure can make a difference Hannah Brock Womack, @quaker.org.uk's Peace Lead shares how to push back against the idea that the escalating conflict in the Middle East is inevitable, and how to take action. Read below, share and take action! #NoWarOnIran

Road closures and privacy screens around RAF Fairford are being framed as “safety measures” but they point to something much bigger. We need transparency and accountability about the UK’s role in the US and Israel’s ongoing war against Iran. (1/3)

The US–Israeli bombardment of Iran reflects a militarised worldview that justifies mass civilian harm. The UK must withdraw any support and stand with Iranian civil society facing violence from all sides. Read more about the UK’s involvement: lnkd.in/edt5g-qh

Families of the four young soldiers who died at Deepcut army barracks say the decision by the CPS to not prosecute anyone is the ‘final deceit’. Time and time again, young soldiers are being failed, left vulnerable in environments where abuse, neglect and inadequate support go unaddressed. (1/5)

UK government minister Sarah Sackman refused to label the bombing of Shajareh Tayyebeh School, a girls’ primary school in Minab, Iran, which killed 165 people, most of them children, as a war crime. (1/5)

Leonardo is one of the world’s biggest weapons producers and plays an important role in producing components for F-35 planes, used by Israel in the Gaza genocide, as well as working alongside Israeli arms companies like Elbit Systems. Read more from Futura D'Aprile: newint.org/arms/2026/it...

The BBC has found that US warplanes have been stopping over at Prestwick airport, Glasgow on their way to support the US-Israeli airstrikes against Iran. As we reported earlier, the MoD is refusing to answer questions on the US use of civilian airports. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...