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Ronnie Cowan believes we must abolish nuclear weapons and the UK government should be leading that from the front – he knows better than most, he is MP for Inverclyde.

Today we had some time off from the UN negotiations, but not from our nuclear disarmament actions. It was the day of the Women’s March to Ban the Bomb. We decided to walk on Broklyn Bridge and we used every opportunity to show off our banner. We met the rest of our team in Bryant…

Dr Philippa Whitford MP points out that Trident doesn’t protect us from the real threats: cyber attack, terrorism and climate change.

The second day of negotiations has begun, and the Scottish delegation has been busy both in and out of the conference room. The day started with our daily ICAN meeting, which noted that attendees were generally pleased with the discussions of the previous day, and also mentioned the positive discussions that were had between delegates,…

Scottish parliamentarian, Ruth Maguire, thanks Scottish civil society for representing Scotland at the UN negotiations in New York. [youtube id=”LXsAVt-D_54″ responsive=”true” showinfo=”false” branding=”false” hd=”false” autoplay=”false” controls=”false” theme=”light”]

The concluding session of the United Nations conference to negotiate a legally-binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons has started today. Here is the daily report from our Scottish Delegation Queuing to get our badges proved to be a much more interesting experience than expected. We got to reunite with fellow international campaigners and met new…

Today, the 15th of June 2017 the final round of United Nations-mandated negotiations on a treaty prohibiting the development, stockpiling and use of nuclear weapons, began. It is not a surprise that the British government has refused to participate at the discussions and we have, yet again, a disappointing empty seat. Read  their full briefing here. Meanwhile,…

On the Eve of the resumption of Negotiations for the Global Ban Treaty on Nuclear Weapons Tommy Sheppard MP sends a message of support to those trying to achieve a multilateral ban on nuclear weapons.   [youtube id=”https://youtu.be/RWlMxJ47M5I” responsive=”true” showinfo=”false” branding=”false” hd=”false” autoplay=”false” controls=”false” theme=”light”]

In less than a week’s time we’re marching together across the planet to support the Global Ban treaty on Nuclear weapons! At the same time as the Women’s March to Ban the Bomb in New York there will be solidarity events all over the world, including several in Scotland. Events planned so far for Saturday…

Scottish Civic Society will be well represented at the UN discussions for a global ban on nuclear weapons. This will take place in New York, between 15 June – 7 July 2017. Delegates attending: Janet Fenton Vice Chair of Scotttish CND Scottish Parliamentary Liaison – Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom Member of Trident Ploughshares…