Stop Arming Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is the UK's biggest arms customer and most shameful relationship. One of the world's most authoritarian regimes, its repression at home and aggression abroad is propped up and supported by UK arms sales. Take action to stop the arms sales.

The UK has continued to support Saudi air strikes in Yemen and provide arms – an astonishing £2.8 billion since the bombing started – despite strong evidence of repeated violations of international humanitarian law. CAAT has launched formal legal action in the High Court to challenge the government's decision to export arms to Saudi Arabia.

Security and Policing

The Security and Policing arms fair took place from 8-10 March. Saudi Arabia, Israel and Bahrain were among the countries officially invited to attend and BAE Systems, Finmeccanica and Heckler & Koch were some of the arms companies that exhibited. Several groups organised a protest at the Home Office and shared first-hand experiences of state repression and surveillance.

Security and Jobs

The current approach to achieving 'security' – more military spending and intervention – makes nobody safer. In fact, it fuels the very threats it purports to tackle, while neglecting root causes of insecurity such as climate change and inequality.

Investing in green energy rather than Trident and arms sales would create more and better jobs and a safer world for all. An investment of £200m – half the cost of one warship – could make Scotland a global leader in green energy.

• Find out more about how to take part in Labour’s review of its defence policy to highlight the devastating impact of current UK policy and the alternatives.

Protect local democracy

In an attack on local democracy, the government is trying to stop local authorities making ethical investment decisions relating to the arms trade. Please ask your MP to sign EDM 1020, a parliamentary petition objecting to the proposals, and urge her or him to attend the Westminster Hall debate on the issue on Tuesday 15 March at 2.30pm.