Why not Just Cut Trident

13 April 2011 - 10:20am — P and J

The next Scottish Parliament can make a real difference if citizens ensure that the candidates know what the real issues are, regardless of which party they belong to.

One third of Scottish children are living in poverty. Instead of providing the resources their families need now and the education to lift them out of that poverty, the coalition government plans welfare cuts of £18 billion. Meanwhile they waste billions every year on UK nuclear weapons, and expect to waste more than £76 billion on upgrading Trident.

Why is the Scottish Government expected to choose between services while the UK Government at Westminster spends on nuclear weapons, and subsidies for the arms trade banks without a mandate?