https://leftfootforward.org/2019/04/labour-criticised-for-backing-trident/ Left Foot Forward is the home for UK progressives. We provide evidence-based analysis on British politics, news and policy. Tue, 16 Apr 2019 10:46:39 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.5 https://leftfootforward.org/2019/04/labour-criticised-for-backing-trident/comment-page-2/#comment-959794 Tue, 16 Apr 2019 10:46:39 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=135880#comment-959794 This is a reply to Alison Bancroft
When the Labour annual conference votes on the Trident issue the decision becomes labour Party policy. There is nothing Jeremy Corbyn can do about that. Even though Jeremy Corbyn personally opposes the Trident nuclear weapons system, he has to abide by annual conference decision. It is a quaint thing called democracy.

]]> https://leftfootforward.org/2019/04/labour-criticised-for-backing-trident/#comment-959247 Sat, 13 Apr 2019 17:11:49 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=135880#comment-959247 It looks like we are back to the loony left ” Nuclear Free Zones” of the 80’s. Run up the white flag then and surrender to terrorism.

]]> https://leftfootforward.org/2019/04/labour-criticised-for-backing-trident/#comment-959194 Sat, 13 Apr 2019 12:15:08 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=135880#comment-959194 Half a dozen Trident nuclear submarines sailing around the world capable of destroying many cities within minutes can hardly be called a “defence” policy!

]]> https://leftfootforward.org/2019/04/labour-criticised-for-backing-trident/#comment-958676 Thu, 11 Apr 2019 16:36:57 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=135880#comment-958676 That’s the trouble with a party with policy made by members – in this case at the 2016 conference.

]]> https://leftfootforward.org/2019/04/labour-criticised-for-backing-trident/#comment-958670 Thu, 11 Apr 2019 16:06:37 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=135880#comment-958670 UK leaders fear our loss of permanent member status at UN if we are not nuclear armed. Labour is also scared of real change as ever.

]]> https://leftfootforward.org/2019/04/labour-criticised-for-backing-trident/#comment-958664 Thu, 11 Apr 2019 15:38:23 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=135880#comment-958664 I will send a DVD called ‘The Megaton Bomb’ to Nia Griffith, This details the effect of such a bomb dropped on St Pauls, London. Its calculations are based on official government scientific evidence. A circle of London, reaching out to Battersea would be completely destroyed with lesser devastation going out further. This is the result of just one nuclear bomb/rocket of the 16 carried by one Trident Submarine. Will he ( or is it she?) take any notice? I am afraid not. Is it madness on their part or just part of the ‘political game’?

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