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News 2010
08/06/2010
Replacement for Trident missiles ‘would cost more’
AN independent think-tank has warned unless the government is willing to dilute Britain’s nuclear deterrent there is no alternative to replacing Trident like-for-like.
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04/06/2010
Motion 163 advanced by KOFAC at UNITE National Policy Conference debate on Trident replacement: Main Points
This conference calls on the Executive Council to support the Government’s continued investment and support for the UK Defence Manufacturing base.
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04/06/2010
Phase out don't axe Trident, says union
A TRADE unionist from Plymouth is calling for a nuclear weapons system to be "phased out" rather than axed immediately to help stem the loss of city jobs.
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04/06/2010
Unite National Policy Conference Debate on Trident Replacement Main Points
Nick Miller, north west aerospace and shipbuilding, says protecting members' jobs is key. He warns cancelling the nuclear deterrent now won't alter mindset of rogue states in possession of nuclear arms.
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03/06/2010
Unite urges Cable to back Sheffield Forgemasters
Unite the union has written (see notes to editors) to Vince Cable, secretary of state for Business, Innovation and Skills warning that failure to support loans including a crucial loan to an advanced manufacturing company, Sheffield Forgemasters, will cost thousands of jobs and jeopardise Britain's preparations to build a new generation of nuclear power stations.
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01/06/2010
BAE’s top gun retires after life of service
A BARROW man who joined the shipyard’s armaments plant as an office boy and rose to become its boss, believes he is leaving it in good shape.
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01/06/2010
Union told it should back the UK defence industry
A CAMPAIGN to support the future of shipbuilding in Barrow has called for a national union to back the UK defence industry.
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01/06/2010
MoD savings drive to hit equipment
The Ministry of Defence is set to review about 20 equipment procurement projects, worth £10bn in total, as part of its drive to cut costs. The move follows a statement by the Treasury last month that all large procurement decisions announced by the previous Labour government that required the department’s approval would have to be re-submitted.
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01/06/2010
Trident discussion in House Of Commons foreign policy and defence debate
“ a barnstorming performance by Julian Lewis in last week's Queens Speech Debate.
.. here's what Julian Lewis had to say on the matter of Trident.
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01/06/2010
World military spending soars in spite of recession
At a time when governments across the world have been borrowing heavily in order to spend, it seems the defence industry has benefited more than most.
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