CAAT's activities frequently receive media coverage.
Here is a selection of articles from national and international media.
(Articles marked with the 
logo were written by CAAT or are interviews with CAAT spokespeople.)
Britain in Spotlight over weapons sales
2 May, , Morning Star
Looks at latest arms export licence figures for 2011, compiled by Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT), including over £1.7 billion sales to Saudi Arabia and sales to Bahrain and Egypt, and compares these to the FCO report on Human Rights and Democracy.
Vince Cable's Arms Industry Speech Hit by Protest (VIDEO)
26 April, Huffington Post
Video showing Quaker peace activist Sam Walton disrupting Vince Cable's speech to the annual symposium of the Defence & Security Organisation, the government's arms sales unit, which was attended by arms company executives and recorded by activists from Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT).
Quaker disrupts Vince Cable's speech to arms dealers
26 April, Ekklesia
Quaker peace activist Sam Walton disrupts Vince Cable's speech to the annual symposium of the Defence & Security Organisation, the government's arms sales unit in a protest organised by the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT).
Oman-UK security trade worth RO10mn in first 9 months of 2011
22 April, ,Muscat Daily
The UK licenced over £17 million worth of military exports - including £4.2 million of small arms and ammunition - to Oman from January to September 2011.
No London arms fair if Ken or Jenny becomes Mayor
19 April, Ekklesia
Both Ken Livingstone of the Labour Party and Jenny Jones of the Green Party have pledged to oppose the holding of the London Arms fair (DSEi) in September 2012, after questions by CAAT supporters.
Beware Britain’s Beating Drum
15 April, , Jakarta Globe
An overview of UK past arms sales to Indonesia and David Cameron's visit to Indonesia with a view to increasing UK arms sales there.It looks at the UK arms industry and quotes CAAT in relation to the £48 million worth of arms exports to Indonesia since 2008.
Shameless Cameron's hypocrisy in arms peddling
11 April, , Morning Star
David Cameron once supported West Papuan freedom fighters but today he is keen to sell more weapons to the Indonesian government. Britain had already approved £48m worth of Indonesian sales since 2008, including £33m in parts for aircraft, helicopters and drones. Kaye Stearman of CAAT: "Now Cameron is to sell even more weaponry to a country which, although ostensibly a democracy, is still prosecuting a largely hidden war."
PM Seeks Arms Trade Boost From Indonesia
11 April, Sky News Online
David Cameron is in Indonesia on a mission to persuade them to buy more arms from the UK. Kaye Stearman from CAAT: Indonesia ia a "particularly egregious case" and "Indonesia already buys quite a considerable amount of arms equipment from the UK."
Art Not Arms - It's Time to Disarm the National Gallery
4 April, , Huffington Post
CAAT believes that by accepting Finmeccanica's sponsorship, small though it is, the National Gallery is harming its reputation in the art world and with the public. National Gallery staff members have told CAAT that they are disturbed by the sponsorship and dislike seeing arms dealers being feted by the gallery
Art and arms trade
31 March, , The Guardian, Letters
In an open letter to The Guardian artists and writers urge the National Gallery not to hold a reception during the Farnborough Air Show and to end its sponsorship by Italian company Finmeccanica.
Protestors urge National Gallery to end deal with arms company
30 March, , Civil Society
Campaign Against Arms Trade is organising a protest against the National Gallery sponsorship by Italian arms giant Finmecannica. Sarah Waldron of CAAT: "We were shocked to discover the support that the National Gallery is giving to the arms trade."
UK accused of 'double standards' over weapons exports to Bahrain
30 March, , The Independent
The UK continues to licence weapons to Bahrain, despite the continuing repression of protesters. Bahraini human rights organisations denouce this as "double standards" and say that western governments are putting commercial considerations ahead of human rights.
A Farewell to Arms Export Secrecy
18 March, , Huffington Post
Kaye Stearman explains the new CAAT web app which seeks to bring transparency to government data on arms export licensing. This information has been available previously from the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills, but in a near impenetrable format. Although the web app makes these statistics more accessible, promises of increased government transparency from the Prime Minister must materialise.
Britain ‘arming Sri Lanka despite atrocities’
16 March, , Morning Star
Condemnation of the British government for continuing to sell weapons to Sri Lanka as yet more evidence emerges pointing to war crimes by the country's regime. CAAT's Kaye Stearman: "We need to ask why the UK government continues to license arms for export to Sri Lanka".
Arms sales to dictators - there's an app for that
12 March, , Public Service
CAAT research coordinator Ian Prichard explains the new CAAT web app which seeks to bring transparency to government data on arms export licensing. This information has been available previously from the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills, but in a near impenetrable format.
Why is Britain selling arms to Madagascar?
11 March, , Make Wealth History
Make Wealth History highlights CAAT's "valuable" tool for browsing data on British arms sales, and particularly queries over £1 million worth of weapons licenced to an undemocratic military-backed regime in Madagascar.
BBC star quits 'awards dinner for arms dealers'
10 March, , The Independent
Questions raised by Campaign Against Arms Trade over the planned appearance by BBC Security Correspondent, Frank Gardner, at the Counter Terror Expo "awards dinner for arms dealers" prompt the BBC to block the move, admitting that attendence would not be appropriate. CAAT: "It is shocking that a supposedly impartial BBC correspondent is fronting a dinner of arms company executives".
'UK arms export data must be made more accessible'
9 March, , Defence Management
CAAT research coordinator Ian Prichard explains the new CAAT web app which seeks to bring transparency to government data on arms export licensing. This information has been available previously from the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills, but in a near impenetrable format.
Interactive: Investigate Britain's arms trade
9 March, , Guardian
The Guardian Data Blog highlights the interactive guide from the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) which "finally gives us a way to navigate the official data - which we struggled to extract here for arms sales to Arab spring countries."
The Dark Side of the Baby Show: Arms Trade Links and 'Unscrupulous' Advice
5 March, , Huffington Post UK
A doula writes about the role of Clarion Events, organiser of Security Equipment International (DSEi) arms fair, of involving unwitting Baby Show attendees in the arms trade. Despite an initial public outcry upon taking over the DSEifair (which led in 2008 to UNICEF rejecting promised Baby Show-related donations) Clarion Events has continued its dual relationship with birth and death. Consumers are largely unaware that their ticket-price goes straight to a company whose DSEi fair's guest-list sported, according to CAAT, "an all-star cast of tyrants, despots, and human rights abusers."
Europe Deals Arms While Defending Rights
5 March, , New York Times
The New York Times highlights two reports, from the Stocklholm International Peace Research Institute and from the EU, that question the approach to arms control by the EU and its member states, particularly in light of their pro-human rights approach to the Arab Spring. CAAT's Kaye Stearman: "When the Arab Spring began in 2011, some of these arms were used to mow down democracy activists".
Nick Clegg and the Arms Trade Treaty
26 February, , Independent on Sunday, Letters
Letter to the editor which questions the Deputy Prime Minister's rhetoric on the Arms Trade ("We can lead from the front, 19 February).
Concern grows over sales of British arms to Bahrain
14 February, , Morning Star
On the first anniversary of democratic uprisings in Bahrain, the Morning Star questions UK government sanctioned arms sales to the repressive and increasingly violent Bahrain regime. Kaye Stearman of CAAT: "The UK must stop promoting and selling arms to Bahrain and other dictatorial regimes".
Bahrain receives military equipment from UK despite violent crackdown
14 February, , The Guardian
The Guardian reports on resumption arms sales to Bahrain, who are sold equipment manufactued in the UK which could be used to suppress pro-democracy protests. CAAT's Sarah Waldron: "In the glare of media attention in February last year [the UK government] revoked some arms licenses – but the latest figures show it was quickly back to business as usual".
Low rise and shallow fall
8 February, , New Statesman
Edward Platt's reflective piece about Essex, BAE Systems, the arms industry and the hypocrisy of UK governments condemning human rights abuses while continuing to sell arms to repressive regimes.
Eurofighter, India and the UK
6 February, , Huffington Post
Kaye Stearman of CAAT on trade deals with India, the murky link between UK aid and the arms trade, and sustainable alternatives – like the renewable energy industry - to arms manufacturing.
"Responsibility to Kill" (R2K): Washington Gives Green Light to Toxic Terror in Bahrain
4 February, , Center for Research on Globalization
Centre for Research on Globalization highlight US and UK exports to Bahrain and the way that equipment, such as tear gas, is used with brutal effect against civilian populations.
Hidden from view, debarred from debate - EU report on arms exports
25 January, , Open Democracy
Kaye Stearman of CAAT's critique of the Thirteenth Annual Report on Exports Control of Military Technology and Equipment, the contents of which "raise many questions about the reliability of the data and on EU commitment to responsible arms export control". Members of the European Network Against Arms Trade (ENAAT) are urging citizens to contact their Euro MP to demand a parliamentary debate on the current report.
UK Arms to the Middle East - Back to Business
25 January, , Huffington Post UK
CAAT Media-Coordinator Kaye Stearman on UK government hypocrisy, with arms exports continuing to authoritarian regimes that use British made equipment to commit human rights abuses and suppress pro-democracy civilian protests.
UK 'arming repression' in Egypt say campaigners
24 January, Ekklesia
A report on CAAT's 'This is NOT OK' campaign, calling on the UK government to halt arms exports to regimes like Egypt and Bahrain that continue to use force against civilian protestors. A petition with over 7,000 signatures will be presented to the FCO before a demonstration outside the Egyptian Embassy. Sarah Waldron, CAAT: "The government continues to issue arms export licenses to Bahrain and Egypt even though human rights abuses continue on the streets".
Italian metalworkers denounce lax European arms export control
24 January, , International Metalworkers' Federation - IMF
Italian metalworkers' unions along with CAAT and other NGOs unite in criticism of ineffective EU report on arms exports. Kaye Stearman at CAAT: "The fact that this report was released without publicity on the last working day of the year indicates that when it comes to arms sales the EU has something to hide".
Britain accused of hypocrisy over Arab arms sales
15 January, , The Independent on Sunday
The UK Government is accused of return to "business as usual" with resumption of arms exports to repressive regimes like Bahrain and Egypt following high-profile suspension of licenses in 2011. Ian Pritchard at CAAT: "The latest arms export figures make it clear the Government's withdrawel of some arms licences in early 2011 was just for the cameras"."
EU accused of hiding own report on arms trade
11 January, Ekklesia
The EU report on arms transfers questions the EU commitment to effective arms control, as well as the reliability of data provided by member states. It points to rapidly increasing arms sales to the global South and continuing exports to repressive regimes in the Middle East, north Africa and elsewhere. Kaye Stearman of CAAT: "these figures reveal the hypocrisy of countries who like to proclaim their commitment to human rights and democracy yet are more than willing to sell deadly weaponry to abusive and authoritarian regimes".
UK arms-mongers doing a brisk business
3 January, Enerpub - Energy publisher
Enerpub picks up on UK government support for the arms trade, with planned trade missions in the year ahead aimed at increasing arms exports, including to repressive regimes that continue to violently suppress pro-democracy civilian protests. Kaye Stearman of CAAT: "daily violence continues in Bahrain and Egypt, yet the UK still exports weapons to both countries".
UK ministers aim to arm more despotic regimes in 2012
2 January, Ekklesia
A report on planned UK government trade missions in the year ahead aimed at increasing arms exports, including to repressive regimes that continue to violently suppress pro-democracy civilian protests. Kaye Stearman of CAAT: "daily violence continues in Bahrain and Egypt, yet the UK still exports weapons to both countries".
UK arms sales to Libya - stop, start, stop and start again
7 December, , Open Democracy
The UK's Campaign Against Arms Trade wants to see an immediate stop on arms sales to repressive regimes, the closure of UKTI DSO and an end to all taxpayer support for the arms industry.
MPs press BAE over radar cash
1 December, , Daily News, Tanzania
A non-governmental organisation, Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT), has welcomed the report of the parliamentary committee, which castigates arms giant BAE Systems for its unwillingness to the reparations to the government of Tanzania, as mandated by a UK court.
Egyptian military using 'more dangerous' teargas on Tahrir Square protesters
23 November, , Guardian
Another concern, raised by the group Campaign Against Arms Trade, is over the age of some of the CS gas that has been used by Egyptian security forces. Gas canisters more than five years old can become more toxic, and some canisters that have been used in the last few days are up to a decade old.
Poppy Mania, the Arms Trade and Will Self
22 November, , Kensington & Chelsea Today
Although that all seems like idealistic thinking, this year I will not be brandishing a poppy. The Campaign Against the Arms Trade and Will Self have convinced me that rather than encourage nationalist propaganda veiled with the still existing sentimentality of the Battle of the Somme I am going to join the campaign against the arms trade.
British arms dealers cash in on Libya
8 November, , Morning Star
Campaign Against Arms Trade (Caat) and other groups have long condemned the sale of weapons to regimes where they could be - and in some cases are believed to have been - used for internal repression. Britain sold firearms, "riot-control equipment" and tear gas to the Bahraini regime which it is suspected were used to crack down on democratic protests in the autocratic kingdom earlier this year.
British delegation will visit Libya in effort to kick-start arms deals
5 November, , The Independent
Kaye Stearman, from the Campaign Against Arms Trade, criticised the delegation plans and its timing. "The UK government professes to support a democratic and peaceful future for Libya, yet, even before the dead and injured have been counted, it is mounting trade missions to sell arms to a damaged and traumatised people," she said. "They show no shame at their past record on arms sales and no willingness to change."
Vince Cable must cancel Egypt's dictator debt
3 November, , The Guardian, Comment is Free
No wonder that the ECGD has been dubbed "the department for dodgy deals" by the Jubilee Debt Campaign and their allies in the Clean Up Britain's Exports (Cube) coalition. Cube's members include WWF, the Campaign Against Arms Trade and Christian Aid.
Critics of arms trade evicted from London Graduate Fair
18 October, Ekklesia
The Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) is campaigning against the presence of arms companies at recruitment fairs. "We were at the London Graduate Fair today because wherever BAE goes, it is important that they face protest and resistance,” explained Beth Smith, co-ordinator of the CAAT Universities Network, after police had forcibly removed her from the building. She added, “They must not be allowed to present themselves as a legitimate company”.
These dodgy practices go way beyond Fox and Werrity
16 October 2011, , Ekklesia
DESO’s closure was announced by Gordon Brown’s government in 2007, following a long-running campaign by the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT), the Fellowship of Reconciliation and other groups. The arms industry reacted with fury. They lobbied to ensure that DESO’s replacement was only slightly weaker. DESO’s functions were transferred to UK Trade and Investment (UKTI), a unit of the Department for Business that promotes British exports.
Fresh fears over arms investment
14 October 2011, , Varsity
In 2007, The Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) released a report entitled ‘Study War No More’ which exposed at least 26 of UK’s universities to be investors in military projects exceeding £725 million in value. Of these, Cambridge was one of the largest investors, receiving an extraordinary £42,565,637 from its military investments
Arms export reforms 'inadequate'
14 October 2011, Defence Management
The Campaign Against the Arms Trade (CAAT) said the UK government continued to court sales to authoritarian states such as Bahrain and Saudi Arabia as well as others in the Middle East and North Africa very shortly after the beginning of the Arab Spring.
Arms Companies and Universities: Careers in killing
7 October 2011, , Huffington Post UK, Education
Goldsmiths Students Union passed a motion banning all arms companies from campus. Such protests and motions are supported and encouraged by Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT), as part of its Ban BAE campaign, and similar actions to prohibit arms companies are expected in the coming university year
A better use for our skills
29 September 2011, , The Independent, Letters
The loss of BAE Systems jobs could provide the impetus necessary for change. At the moment the UK is wasting money buying arms that do not help the security of the UK and supporting damaging arms exports. The employees' valuable skills could be much better used, especially as there is a shortage of engineers.
The Labour Party and the arms trade
27 September 2011, , Ekklesia
I’m Symon Hill. I’m first and foremost an activist. I’m also associate director of the Christian thinktank Ekklesia. And I’m a member of the steering committee of the Campaign Against Arms Trade... Two weeks ago I was protesting outside the London arms fair. The government had invited some of the world’s most brutal regimes to meet arms dealers in east London.
A monster's successor: The extraordinary lengths Britain reached to train and entertain Gaddafi's son
25 September 2011, , Mail on Sunday
However relations between both British and Libyan parties began to deteriorate following a request from the Campaign Against Arms Trade to name all the overseas delegates, which was rejected by Libyan officials. A letter sent by Defence and Security representative, Graham Innett pleaded with the Libyans for reasons behind their denial of the names.
How Britain courted, armed and trained a Libyan monster
25 September 2011, , Sunday Telegraph
In general, though, the DSO seems to have been adept at keeping its Libya dealings secret — in particular, an invitation sent to Khamis Gaddafi to attend the 2009 Defence and Security Exhibition in London. A letter from Graham Inett, the embassy’s defence attache, warned Tripoli that the Campaign Against Arms Trade had requested the names of all overseas delegates under an FOI request, and asked if Khamis was "content for this information to be disclosed".
Call to end arms subsidies
18 September 2011, , The Independent on Sunday
Britain's defence industry received more than £500m for R&D out of a total of £700m of export subsidies provided by the Government between 2009-2010, according to new research released by the Campaign Against Arms Trade.
UK arms fair under scrutiny over 'cluster munitions' stall
18 September 2011, , The Observer
Demonstrators, outside the Houses of Parliament, protest against the DSEi arms fair being held at the Excel Centre, London. Photograph: Peter Marshall/Demotix.
Companies ejected from London arms fair for 'promoting cluster bombs'
16 September 2011, , The Guardian
Oliver Sprague, of Amnesty International, said: "It is almost unbelievable. It's not just cluster bombs, either. Earlier this week we found brochures (on different stands) which appear to show illegal torture equipment being advertised. It is quite amazing that it has taken a Green MP and Amnesty international to find things that are clearly illegal." Kaye Stearman of the Campaign Against the Arms Trade, condemned the "laxness" that had allowed the companies to promote illegal equipment. "They should never have been allowed in," she added.
UK: champion arms trader or champion of democracy?
16 September 2011, Russia Today
"I am sure they are very embarrassed because on the one hand, in February, David Cameron was going to Egypt walking around Tahrir Square, proclaiming his belief in human rights and freedom and democracy," said Kaye Stearman from Campaign Against the Arms Trade. "And the next stop was Kuwait, and it turned out he was travelling with eight arms company executives and the whole purpose of the trip was trade and one of the main trades they were trying to promote was weapons trade to the Middle East."
Strength of feeling remains against arms fair
15 September 2011, , The Wharf
Kaye Stearman of the Campaign Against Arms Trade denied there was a reduction of interest. She said it was more likely that the protest was fragmented around the site. "The biggest demonstration previously was in 2003 at the height of the Iraq war," she said. "However, this year more people were at a demonstration at Parliament because of the Arab spring. At Excel it's difficult to protest and people tend to do it in smaller groups."
Twickenham people against arms sales to Middle East
15 September 2011, , Richmond-Twickenham Times
Kingston Peace Council member Mary Holmes said: “It was encouraging to find our feelings about the arms trade so widely shared in Twickenham and we plan to take our petition to Vince Cable and to continue raising awareness on this important issue and sharing our concerns with others in the constituency.”
Demonstrators from groups including the Campaign Against the Arms Trade voiced their concerns at the London Arms Fair in the Docklands this week. The event began on Tuesday, September 13.
London’s arms fair: anyone seen that invisible tank?
15 September 2011, , The Telegraph
DSEi, housed in the cavernous ExCel exhibition centre in east London, is a veritable extravaganza of death-dealing devices organised by the defence exports arm of the Department of Trade and Industry, which decides who should be invited. Definitely not on the list is the Campaign Against the Arms Trade, which says 14 of the delegations invited represent authoritarian regimes responsible for human rights violations, including Bahrain.
Yorkshire priest joins protest at arms fair
14 September 2011, Yorkshire Post
AN ANGLICAN priest from Yorkshire was among campaigners who protested in London yesterday at one of the world’s largest arms fairs. The Rev Chris Howson, a social activist based in Bradford, joined anti-arms trade protesters in a bid to disrupt the Defence and Security Equipment International exhibition at the ExCel Centre in east London. The demonstrations were organised by the Campaign Against Arms Trade, which works to end the international arms trade.
In the line of fire: A date with despots at Britain's arms fair
14 September 2011, , The Independent
Bahrain, which was controversially invited to this week's DSEi exhibition after its regime crushed an uprising in February, signed contracts with British firms worth £2.4m this year, according to figures obtained by the Campaign Against the Arms Trade.
National Gallery evicts peaceful protestors ahead of arms dealers' dinner
13 September 2011, Ekklesia
The National Gallery called in the police this evening (13 September) to remove nonviolent campaigners who objected to the Gallery's decision to host an evening reception for visitors to the London arms fair. Arms dealers arriving at the Gallery, in London's Trafalgar Square, were escorted past protestors by rows of police. The National Gallery is now facing calls from the Campaign Aganist Arms Trade (CAAT) and other groups to break its links with the arms industry.
Comment: Authoritarian arms fair attendance is deadly business
13 September 2011, , Politics.co.uk
If 1966 was the year the UK government publicly aligned itself with the arms business, then 2011 should be the year it learns its lesson. It is time for the UK government to stop supporting the arms business. The public subsidy provided could instead be used to allow the country's scarce engineers to use their skills to work on renewable energy and other much-needed projects.
Fox keen on more arms exports
13 September 2011, , Politics.co.uk
Arms campaigners are incensed that the DSEi fair invited Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, who played a key role in suppressing popular protests in Bahrain earlier this year. "We certainly should not be trading or selling arms to these countries," a spokesperson for the Campaign against the Arms Trade told politics.co.uk.
Bahrain despots top arms fair's roll call of shame
13 September 2011, , Morning Star
Campaign Against Arms Trade spokeswoman Kaye Stearman told the Morning Star: "All the usual suspects are at DSEi, minus Libya which is in the doghouse at the moment - but who knows for how long? It is of serious concern that the government is continuing to sell arms to repressive regimes in the Middle East who may have used them to suppress recent protests."
An invitation for Bahrain – despite human rights violations
13 September 2011, , The Independent
The government defends the arms industry as a vibrant and lucrative part of the UK economy. But campaigners say Britain's determination to sell arms abroad is ethically unacceptable. "The Government appears so embarrassed by the countries it has invited that it has only issued a complete list the day before the exhibition opens," said Kaye Stearman, from the Campaign Against the Arms Trade. "Does the UK public really feel happy about selling arms to undemocratic and abusive countries like these?"
London arms fair faces protest by anti-weapons trade campaigners
12 September 2011, , The Guardian
The Campaign Against the Arms Trade (CAAT) and other groups are planning a mass lobby of parliament and demonstrations in the Docklands.
Ministers withhold information on regimes invited to arms fair
9 September 2011, Ekklesia
The UK government appears to be withholding information on the countries issued with official invitations to next week's London arms fair, Defence & Security Equipment International (DSEi). The Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) today (9 September) accused ministers of hiding "embarrassing truths".
Britain eyes Mideast export deals at London arms fair
9 September 2011, Ahram Online
This year's DSEi follows reports that Middle East and north African governments have used British weaponry against democracy protesters. A range of NGOs and local action groups have announced a wave of protests next week in opposition to DSEi.
RBS involved in conference on Middle East weapons sales
7 September 2011, , The Independent
Sarah Waldron, Campaign Coordinator at the Campaign Against the Arms Trade (CAAT) said: "Last Wednesday a 14-year-old boy was killed by riot police in Bahrain - the latest victim of the regime's brutal crackdown on peaceful protest. Yet, for this seminar, Bahrain is a 'top destination' for companies wishing to increase their 'business potential'. These are sickening euphemisms for an abhorrent event: a taxpayer-owned bank and taxpayer-funded civil servants are lining up to help arms dealers profit from repression."
Campaigners slam conference endorsing arms sales to Middle East
1 September 2011, , Morning Star
Campaign Against Arms Trade spokeswoman Kaye Stearman said: "While the government professes to welcome new democratic movements, they continue to lisence weapons sales to the same governments that brutally suppress them. This is a seminar of shame."
Protests planned for ExCel defence expo
24 August, , The Docklands
But to its opponents, including the East London Against Arms Fairs group (ELAAF), it is an opportunity for warring nations to stock up on arms which “brings shame to this area”. Its supporters plan to join other groups such as Campaign Against Arms Trade to hold demonstrations outside the venue on the event’s opening day.
Arms trade subsidy makes no sense
22 August, , Guardian, Letters
Recent research by the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) reveals the arms industry receives £700m a year in public (ie taxpayer) subsidies. Scotland's proud industrial heritage would be much better deployed in the renewable energy sector.
Warning over 'undue influence' as KPMG sponsors university places
17 August, Ekklesia
"Arms dealers such as BAE already wield too much influence over a number of courses and departments," said Hattie Hodgson, a member of SCM’s General Council. SCM has long supported campaigns by the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) for an end to arms companies' recruitment and influence within higher education.
BAE in Tanzania reparation stitch-up fury
21 July 2011, , Morning Star
Campaign Against The Arms Trade (Caat) parliamentary co-ordinator Ann Feltham accused the company of undermining Tanzania's government after a Commons committee investigated the affair on Tuesday. Serious Fraud Office (SFO) director Richard Alderman told the committee BAE's actions were "unsatisfactory and frustrating."
UK MPs grill BAE over Tanzania’s Radar money
20 July 2011, Daily News, Tanzania
CAAT's Parliamentary Co-ordinator, Ann Feltham, who attended the hearing said: “If unaccountable arms company appointees are allowed to determine which projects this payment should go to, it would be a highly retrogressive and irresponsible step for democracy and parliamentary processes in Tanzania. BAE admitted criminal responsibility in court and the judge made damning remarks about BAE's culpability."
Arms giant roasted by MPs over "charitable" payment to Tanzania
19 July 2011, Ekklesia
The Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has denounced the process by which BAE Systems, the wrongdoer, is planning to distribute the funds, bypassing the government of Tanzania and disregarding the advice and expertise of the UK's Department of International Development (DfID).
Palestinians launch campaign to embargo arms sales to Israel
8 July 2011, Guardian, Letters
The government also buys military equipment from Israel which is "battle-tested" against Palestinians living in the occupied territories. By selling arms to Israel the UK is giving direct material support for Israel's aggression and sending a clear message of approval for its actions. A complete arms embargo between the UK and Israel must be implemented immediately.
Caat calls for export review
24 June 2011, , Morning Star
Anti-arms trade campaigners announced their intention today to start legal action against the government over its failure to revoke arms licences for exports to Saudi Arabia. Lawyers representing Campaign Against Arms Trade (Caat) have informed Business Secretary Vince Cable that they plan to bring judicial review proceedings if his department continues to grant licenses to the Saudi regime
UK weapons and Sri Lanka’s war crimes against Tamils
17 June 2011, Tamil Guardian
The UK based, Campaign Against Arms Trade group, drawing attention to the UK's direct role in providing alleged war criminals with the equipment needed to bomb homes, hospitals and schools, reiterated that the UK's approval of these arms exports took place despite the UK government's knowledge of the situation on the ground.
Why I spoke out on training’
16 June 2011, The Press, York
Dr Hisashi Nakamura, a former employee at the university, worked with Campaign Against The Arms Trade to obtain files which revealed that high-ranking soldiers from countries including Libya, Sudan, China and Uzbekistan had attended courses at the university.
Students shine light on Oxford blood money
10 June 2011, , Morning Star
Oxford University was exposed today for hosting an international "Serious Study of Peace" conference at the same time as ploughing millions of pounds into weapons development. Students at the university's Anti-War Action group published a dossier of dirty dealings in this week's Lancet with the help of the Campaign Against the Arms Trade.
Oxford urged to say farewell to arms
9 June 2011, , The Oxford Student
Oxford Anti-War Action Group, said: “Many of the UK’s most respected universities—including ours, Oxford — have cashed in on wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.” They cited figures obtained by the Campaign Against the Arms Trade under the Freedom of Information act, showing Oxford invested on average £4.5m a year between 2008 and 2010 in UK and US-based arms manufacturers.
Yorkshire university trains foreign military officers backed by MoD
2 June 2011, , Guardian
Barnaby Pace, a member of the Campaign Against Arms Trade's steering committee who applied for the documents, said the list of regimes allowed to train their servicemen by the university is disturbing. "The military forces of these regimes are used to keep the ruling elite in power and to repress the population."
Report: UK-trained forces help quell Arab Spring
30 May 2011, MSNBC.com
Saudi Arabia is a major buyer of UK weapons as well as consultancy services. According to activist group Campaign Against Arms Trade, about 200 British Ministry of Defence employees and military personnel work in Saudi Arabia and the UK to support huge arms deals negotiated government-to-government.
UK trained Bahraini army officers even after crackdown began
30 May 2011, , Independent
Nicholas Gilby, of the Campaign Against the Arms Trade, said: "Britain's important role in training the Saudi Arabian National Guard in internal security over many years has enabled them to develop tactics to help suppress the popular uprising in Bahrain."
Anti-uprising force 'trained by UK'
29 May 2011, Press Association
The disclosure, which provoked criticism from human rights campaigners, comes amid criticism that the Government has not been as tough in tackling the Bahraini and Syrian ruling regimes as it has in taking on Colonel Muammar Gaddafi in Libya. Nicholas Gilby of the Campaign Against Arms Trade, said: "Britain's important role in training the Saudi Arabian National Guard in internal security over many years has enabled them to develop tactics to help suppress the popular uprising in Bahrain."
UK training Saudi forces used to crush Arab spring
28 May 2011, , The Observer
"Britain's important role in training the Saudi Arabian national guard in internal security over many years has enabled them to develop tactics to help suppress the popular uprising in Bahrain," said Nicholas Gilby of the Campaign Against Arms Trade.
Students chase arms company off campus
26 May 2011, , Manchester Mule
Abi Haque, of CAAT’s Universities Network, told Mule: "Campaign Against Arms Trade believes that the involvement of education with the arms industry raises serious ethical questions about the role and purpose of university education."
Jobs controversy back to haunt Hoon
17 May 2011, , Morning Star
Campaign Against Arms Trade spokeswoman Kaye Stearman told the Star: "This is another example of the revolving door between the arms industry and the Westminster Establishment. It looks wrong, it is wrong and it should not have been allowed."
University investments fund Gaddafi arms deal
16 May 2011, , Newcastle Courier
Abi Haque, who is Universities Coordinator of pressure group Campaign Against the Arms Trade, slammed The Courier’s findings. "Newcastle promised to review its investment policy. Now it has completely disregarded criticism by almost doubling its investments in arms giant BAE.
POLITICS: Balkanisation of Libya
13 May 2011, , Inter Press Service (IPS)
"The irony is that NATO is now using EU weaponry to bomb some of the same weaponry it had sold to him earlier," Kaye Stearman, media coordinator with the UK-based Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) told IPS.
EU should ban arms sales to Yemen and Bahrain
11 May 2011, , EU Observer
The UK was a leading arms exporter to Bahrain in 2010, with £5.7 million [€6.4 million] in sales, according to the UK-based Campaign Against Arms Trade. UK sales to Bahrain in the past five years include sub-machine guns, sniper rifles, smoke canisters, stun grenades, tear gas and riot shields.
Arms trade “blood money” funds University research
10 May 2011, , Nouse
Speaking to Nouse, Abi Haque, a national spokesperson for the 'Campaign Against Arms Trade'(CAAT) called the receiving of arms investment, the "accepting of blood money."
BAE warns more jobs face axe as cuts bite
5 May 2011, Daily Mail
At yesterday’s annual general meeting in London, shareholders from the Campaign Against Arms Trade criticised BAE, alleging its weapons have been used to suppress protests in the Arab Spring.
BAE Systems Chairman On Defensive Over Middle East Ties
4 May 2011, Dow Jones Newswires
At the company's annual general meeting, several shareholders of the defense giant referred to media reports that the Saudi military had utilized armored vehicles supplied by BAE Systems in its suppression of popular unrest in neighboring Bahrain. "Bahraini people's blood is on your hands and you will take responsibility for it," one shareholder said.
BAE boss defends arms sales used to suppress peaceful protests
4 May 2011, Ekklesia
Anne-Marie O'Reilly from the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) tried to ask the board to give individual answers about their feelings on the issue. But a visibly rattled Olver retorted, "I will decide who answers the questions". The questioning was overwhelmingly dominated by questions critical of BAE, relating to the Middle East, corruption and BAE's alleged influence within the UK government.
The arms trail that leads to Libya
1 May 2011, , Tribune
The popular uprisings in the Middle East and the subsequent repression of protesters with arms supplied by the United Kingdom and the European Union has raised questions of why such weapons were sold to dictatorial regimes in the first place.
UK exported arms to Libya throughout 2010
27 April 2011, New Africa Analysis
The UK government continued to licence significant amounts of arms for export to Libya till the end of 2010 according to Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT). The figures are contained in the 2010 fourth quarter report listings in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Strategic Export Control Reports.
Is there a defence for investing Ulster pensions in arms trade?
26 April 2011, , Belfast Telegrap
Kaye Stearman, of the Campaign Against Arms Trade urged NILGOSC to rethink its policy on investing in the arms industry. "Northern Ireland knows very well the scars caused by armed violence," she said. "It is therefore distressing to know that NILGOSC is investing in the arms industry."
MPs urge Cable to overhaul 'secretive' government department
26 April 2011, , One World UK
Ann Feltham, spokesperson for Campaign Against Arms Trade, said: "We are delighted that this Bill recognises that there is a need for certain types of activities to be prohibited from receiving export credit support and Campaign Against Arms Trade obviously hopes that arms sales will be one of these."
Slash bombs not services
13 April 2011, , Morning Star
London CAAT spokesman Ian Pocock said: "It is shocking that the government continues to spend big on arms and the military even as it cuts back on social welfare. This is not OK."
Treasury urged to cut military spendingTreasury urged to cut military spending
12 April 2011, Ekklesia
A demonstration outside the Treasury this morning (12 April) has urged the government to cut military spending, including financial support for arms exports. The protest has been organised by the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) to mark the first Global Day of Action on Military Spending, which will involve events around the globe
Prince Andrew attacked for opening door to arms dealers
11 April 2011, , The Australian
Kaye Stearman, a spokeswoman for Campaign Against Arms Trade, said that Indonesia bought half of its military equipment from Britain in the five years leading up to the export ban.
"It seems that Prince Andrew's role is to open doors to arms deals rather than to do the actual negotiation," Ms Stearman said.
Arms sales to Libya haunt Europeans
5 April 2011, UPI.com
"This is a damning report that shines light on the dirty secret of Britain's arms exports to authoritarian, undemocratic and abusive regimes," said Kaye Stearman of Britain's Campaign Against the Arms Trade, a group that works to abolish international arms sales. "This should be a wake-up call to the government."
The 'dirty secret' of British arms sales to Libya just months before Gaddafi slaughtered pro-democracy protesters
5 April 2011, , The Daily Mail
Kaye Stearman, of Campaign Against Arms Trade, said: "This is a damning report that shines light on the dirty secret of Britain’s arms exports to authoritarian, undemocratic and abusive regimes. This should be a wake-up call to the Government."
Spotlight shines on Britain's arms sales
5 April 2011, , Morning Star
A spokeswoman for Campaign Against Arms Trade said: "CAAT welcomes this report, which is much stronger than those in previous years. Nightly news reports from the Middle East and North Africa of governments using UK weaponry to suppress protesters has brought home the brutal reality behind the arms export facade."
Lawmakers: UK misjudged risk of arms sales to authoritarian regimes, including Libya and Yemen
5 April 2011, , The Washington Post
Kaye Stearman, of the lobby group Campaign Against Arms Trade, said the uprisings in the Middle East had acted as a wake-up call to Britain over its arms sales.
She said ministers must decide whether exporting weapons or promoting human rights was its priority.
Cameron warned against arming Libyan rebels
2 April 2011, Ekklesia
The British government have been warned that supplying arms to Libyan rebels will have long-term negative consequences. The Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) said that the arms embargo on Libya must apply to all sides.
UK Arms for Libya Contradict Rights Concerns - Amnesty
1 April 2011, , Suite 101 (Canada)
But the London-based Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT), a critic of British arms sales to repressive regimes, recalls that in 2010 UK companies sold tear gas, crowd control armament and sniper rifles to Libya (as well as Bahrain), and supplied armoured carriers used against protesters in Libya in 2011.
Caat: Last thing the Libyans need is more guns
1 April 2011, , Morning Star
Campaign Against the Arms Trade has condemned any attempt by Britain or other nations to break the unilateral arms embargo on Libya by supplying weapons to rebel forces.
Spacecraft amongst £181 million worth of arms and equipment sold by the UK to Colonel Gaddafi in just three months
28 March 2011, , Daily Mirror
The spacecraft was among "dual use" exports, which can be used for military purposes. Officials at the Department of Business were unable to describe the craft. Kaye Stearman, of Campaign Against the Arms Trade, said: "The Government didn’t just approve the sale of this equipment – it promoted it. It shows how irresponsible our arms exports policy is."
UK Revokes 150 Arms Trading Licenses for Arab States
23 March 2011, defpro.com
The Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has been asking for an immediate ban on all weapons sales to the Middle East and Northern African countries. European Union and UK arms trade guidelines say arms sales should be halted if the weapons will be used for internal repression.
Vince Cable addresses arms trade protesters as they demonstrate outside his office, in Lion Road, Twickenham
18 March 2011, , Richmond-Twickenham Times
Activists targeted his office because they said his Defence and Security Organisation (DSO) promotes arms sales. Paul Tippell asked the Twickenham MP about arms sales to Libya and other authoritarian regimes that have recently made the news for oppressing their citizens.
Arms made in Newcastle used by Saudis to suppress protests
16 March 2011, Ekklesia
Saudi Arabia has sent scores of UK-made armoured personnel carriers into Bahrain to aid the government's bloody suppression of pro-democracy protesters. The Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has criticised the UK government for allowing the sale of the armoured vehicles, made by BAE Systems.
With Our Arms Wide Open
15 March 2011, , The European Magazine
Campaign Against Arms Trade urges an immediate arms embargo on the whole region and a commitment by EU government to meaningfully implement the EU Code of Conduct on Arms Exports.
Storm brews in UK over jet sale reports
15 March 2011, , Straits Times, Singapore
And British non-government organisations remain adamantly opposed to such moves. 'The people of Indonesia have accumulated huge debts which they are still paying off,' claimed Ms Kaye Stearman, a spokesman for the Campaign Against Arms Trade.
Human rights groups demand review of trade with corrupt regimes
13 March 2011, , Observer
Under most scrutiny, however, is the role of the government's UK Trade and Investment agency, for which the prince works. Kaye Stearman, of the Campaign Against Arms Trade, said that the prince's position with the agency had effectively rendered him as a "sort of cheerleader and door opener for the arms industry" and called for him to resign ahead of a review into the agency.
His royal crassness
12 March 2011, , Irish Times
Between 2000 and 2009 the UK, according to freedom-of-information figures obtained by the Campaign Against the Arms Trade, sold $93 billion worth of arms abroad. The same papers show that Libya, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait were "key" defence and security markets in 2010 and 2011.
Prince Andrew: 'Cheerleader in chief for the arms industry'
10 March 2011, Channel 4 News online
As Prince Andrew is reported to have met the Queen to discuss criticism of his trade role, Campaign Against the Arms Trade tell Channel 4 News: "He is cheerleader in chief for the arms industry."
Britain in Eurofighter talks with Indonesia: report
10 March 2011, Bangkok Post
Kaye Stearman, a spokeswoman for Campaign Against Arms Trade, told the Times: "From 1994 to 1999 Indonesia bought half of its military equipment from the UK, backed by UK export credits. The people of Indonesia have accumulated huge debts which they are still paying off."
British govt. urged to halt arms sales
9 March 2011, , Press TV
'This is not OK'. A clear message to Prime Minister Cameron that British arms sales to regimes with poor human rights records must come to an end. The campaign against arms trade handed its petition into Downing Street, with demands that the British government end its promotion of British arms exports, and prevent the sale of weapons to repressive regimes and areas in conflict.
Arms trade protest at Westminster as Libya pressure grows
9 March 2011, , Docklands
Opponents of the DSEi exhibition, due to be held this September at ExCel, will present a petition at 10 Downing Street calling for it to be cancelled. A delegation from the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT), including Azeldin El-Sharif of the British-Libyan Solidarity Campaign, will present a petition of hundreds of emails this afternoon.
Stop arming despots, say campaigners
8 March 2011, , Morning Star
Caat campaign co-ordinator Sarah Waldron said: "Sadly, arms sales to Gadaffi were not a one-off event but part of a targeted sales campaign by UKTI Defence & Security Organisation. Britain routinely supplies repressive regimes, even though it must know that these weapons are likely to be used for internal repression."
Midland security firm tried to sell electrified razor wire to Libyan dictator Colonel Gaddaffi
7 March 2011, , Sunday Mercury
But Kaye Stearman, from the Campaign Against Arms Trade, said Libya’s dubious track record on human rights should have deterred any involvement with the regime. She claimed: "Also judging by the Libyan officials that actually met the UK delegation, it should have been quite clear to British companies that their products may very well be used against the civilian population."
Government braced for more protests over arms sales to Libya
4 March 2011, Ekklesia
UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, has now announced that arms export licences to Libya have been revoked. But Anne-Marie O'Reilly of CAAT insisted that this was "too little too late", adding "Such licences should never have been granted in the first place".
UK: Bahrain asked if UK arms were used against protesters
3 March 2011, The Muslim News
"It is astounding that the government is still insisting it has a responsible arms export policy while, in the same breath, admitting that it was happy to supply authoritarian regimes with the means to crush dissent," said CAAT campaigns coordinator Sarah Waldron.
Mistake for the West to intervene
3 March 2011, , Sydney Morning Herald
According to the Campaign Against the Arms Trade, in the third quarter of 2010, British arms exports to Libya included projectile equipment designed to breach walls and doors, crowd control munitions, small arms ammunition, and tear gas/irritant equipment; in short, arms for riot control.
For dictators, Britain does red carpet or carpet-bombing
2 March 2011, , The Guardian
According to the Campaign Against Arms Trade, or CAAT, Libya was until days ago classed as a "priority market country" by the UK Trade & Investment Defence and Security Organisation, the crack squad of taxpayer-funded arms salesmen. That meant we invited Gaddafi's lieutenants to our arms fairs and we laid on a big show, in fact the biggest, at theirs.
Activist group wants all weapons exports to end
2 March 2011, , Gulf News
Dubai: For the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) all UK arms exports should be stopped. "We would like to see an end to UK participation in arms fairs in the region and an end to UK government support and subsidies for arms sales," CAAT spokesperson Kaye Stearman said.
Ex-MP calls for ban on arms sales to dictators
1 March 2011, , Western Mail
However, a spokeswoman for the Campaign Against the Arms Trade ... said: “The UK Government does not even follow its own rules or the EU Code regulating arms exports, so there seems little point in calling for a worldwide code. Far from seeking to restrain arms sales, the UK government actively promotes them."
Dirty money: Britain, Libya and the arms trade
28 February 2011, New Politics Review
CAAT say: "The UK has sold tear gas, crowd control ammunition and fire arms to Bahrain and Libya in the last year. While UK weapons are used against civilians, a UK government departmentand David Cameron are promoting weapons sales in the Middle East. This is NOT OK."
Cameron shoots himself in the UK-armed foot
27 February 2011, , The Independent on Sunday
There's another problem – all governments are deeply embedded with their arms industries. They support them with this sort of trip, with generous R&D grants, export credit guarantees and by allowing former MPs and civil servants to move into the industry with unhealthy ease. As the Campaign Against Arms Trade lobby group argues, the relationship is so symbiotic that, de facto, the taxpayer supports it at the expense of other industries.
David Cameron leads calls for Gaddafi to face war crimes charges
27 February 2011, , The People
The Campaign Against Arms Trade’s Sarah Waldron said: "It’s a disgrace that the Prime Minister has taken these arms dealers. People across the Middle East are dying for democracy while the Government seems intent on flogging arms their to the regimes."
Cameron's Arms Dealer Holiday
25 February 2011, , The POD Delusion
“There were high-up officials from eight different British-based arms companies joining Cameron on his personal jet as he was going around the Middle East, and what's most astounding about this is that it's taking place in the very week that we believe British weapons are being turned against peaceful protestors in countries like Bahrain and Libya.”
Doing Big Business with Gaddafi & Co.
25 February 2011, Qantara.de, Germany
"Only if we stop selling arms to these countries, then their governments have much less chance of repressing their populations," Kaye Stearman said. She added however that there's little sign of that happening.
Soul-Searching Over Western Arms Sales to Arab Despots
25 February 2011, , Suite 101, Canada
Arms export licences from European Union (EU) countries to four troubled north African countries, Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia, doubled in the year 2008-2009 from 985 million euros (1.36 billion dollars) to 2 billion euros (2.75 billion dollars), the UK's Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) said on 8 February 2011.
Cameron sparks strong criticism over defence of arms trade
25 February 2011, Ekklesia
Kaye Stearman is spokesperson for the Campaign Against Arms Trade. “The European picture, of course, is that everybody is trying to sell to Libya – they’re a very, very rich country and it’s opened up enormously in the past few years,” Stearman said. “So there, I think you’ll find the Italians, the French, the Germans are very much competing with the British to sell things.
Cambridge Deputy Vice Chancellor in Middle East arms controversy
24 February 2011, , The Cambridge Student
Campaign Against The Arms Trade spokeswoman, Kaye Stearman, attacked the University: "Stuart Laing may assert that he is promoting university interests but this trip will damage them. Cambridge University, which already accepts donations from arms giants like BAE and Augusta Westland, will see its reputation further tarnished."
Libyan Minister Accuses Gadhafi of Lockerbie Attack
24 February 2011, , Voice of America
The Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) drew attention to the presence of arms dealers in Cameron's delegation on his tour of the Middle East this week. They are accompanying him only days after revelations that the British authorities authorised the export of tear gas, ammunition and crowd control weapons to several authoritarian regimes in the region.
Europe tries to reconcile Libya criticism with booming arms exports
24 February 2011, , Deutsche Welle
"EU arms sales both to North Africa and the Middle East have soared in recent years," Kaye Stearman of the British arms control group Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) told Deutsche Welle. "For example between 2008 and 2009, in North Africa alone, they went from just under one billion euros to two billion euros."
Dyktatorzy tlumia bunty europejska bronia
24 February 2011, , Rzeczpospolita, Poland
Zgodnie z przepisami Wielka Brytania nie moze sprzedawac broni do krajów, które nie szanuja praw czlowieka. Nie chodzi tylko o Libie. Domagamy sie wstrzymania handlu z wszystkimi krajami Bliskiego Wschodu – mówi „Rz" Kaye Stearman z brytyjskiej Koalicji Przeciwko Handlowi Bronia (CAAT).
Wife of arms dealer in Aitken sleaze scandal gives the Tories £300,000
24 February 2011, , Daily Mail
The Campaign Against the Arms Trade criticised the Tories for accepting the donation. A spokesman said: 'Given this latest revelation about May Makhzoumi, perhaps it's not surprising that Cameron wasn't willing to cancel an arms selling tour of the Middle East this week.'
WikiLeaks cables: UK blocked $60m arms deal over fears of Iran link
23 February 2011, , The Guardian
"This seems a welcome, but rare, case where the UK government has exercised its discretion by refusing to sell arms to a known human rights abuser," said a spokesperson for Campaign Against Arms Trade.
Big Dollars at Stake In Western Arms Sales to Autocrats
23 February 2011, , Time
A Feb. 17 report from the British arms control group Campaign Against Arms Trade says that in 2010, the U.K. approved arms exports to Bahrain of "tear gas and crowd control ammunition, equipment for the use of aircraft cannons, assault rifles, shotguns, sniper rifles and sub-machine guns."
British PM sells arms to sheikhs
23 February 2011, , The Age
Britain has approved 1155 arms export licences for Kuwait since 2003, worth a total of £102.3 million ($A164 million), according to the Campaign Against the Arms Trade.
British arms sales: defending the indefensible?
23 February 2011, Channel 4 - Who Knows Who
A Freedom of Information release obtained by Campaign Against the Arms Trade shows that in the 10 years between 2000 and 2009 the total value of UK defence exports was $93bn – second only to the United States.
Britain, US make Mid-East unstable
23 February 2011, Press TV
Critics say Cameron is promoting a mission to sell weaponry to Arab dictators. “It's an absolute disgrace that the Prime Minister has taken these arms dealers with him”, said Sarah Waldron, of Campaign Against Arms Trade.
British arms sales: defending the indefensible?
22 February 2011, Who Knows Who, Channel 4 TV
A Freedom of Information release obtained by Campaign Against the Arms Trade shows that in the 10 years between 2000 and 2009 the total value of UK defence exports was $93bn – second only to the United States. The same document lists Libya, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Kuwait as "key" defence and security markets in 2010 and 2011.
UK arms sales to the Middle East and North Africa: who do we sell to, how much is military and how much just 'controlled'?
22 February 2011, , The Guardian
Campaigners such as the Campaign Against the Arms Trade point out that policing what happens to equipment once it gets to a country is impossible. How do you know that a navigation system is not being used in a military aircraft rather than a civil jet?
PM under fire for heading Middle East arms delegation
22 February 2011, Channel 4
With the region in turmoil due to anti-government revolts in Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain and Libya, he has come under fire from the Scottish National Party... The Campaign Against Arms Trade has also criticised the visit.
Libya's lucrative ties
22 February 2011, , Al-Jazeera
In the third quarter of 2010 alone, according to the Campaign Against Arms trade, the UK licensed over $6mn worth of ammunition to Libya, including sniper rifles and crowd control ammunition, which is suspected to have been used by the regime to suppress demonstrators.
Hypocrisy goes on: Cameron takes arms dealers with him on Egypt visit to promote democracy
22 February 2011, , Daily Mail
But Sarah Waldron, of Campaign Against Arms Trade, said those words rang hollow because the Government is still promoting arms sales to Arab autocrats. She said: 'It's an absolute disgrace that the Prime Minister has taken these arms dealers with him.'
Cameron attacked for Egypt visit with defence sales team in tow
22 February 2011, , The Independent
Sarah Waldron, campaigns co-ordinator at Campaign Against the Arms Trade, said: "The UK Government prioritises the interests of arms companies – it makes a mockery of claiming to have a rigorous approach to arms sales."
David Cameron accused of using Egyptian revolution as cover for an arms dealing tour of the Middle East
22 February 2011, , Daily Mirror
But Sarah Waldron, of the Campaign Against the Arms Trade, said that it "beggared belief" that Mr Cameron was helping sell arms to the region despite bloodshed in Libya.
UK PM Cameron securing arms deals 'in wrong place, at wrong time'
22 February 2011, Russia Today
David Cameron praised the changes taking place and the will of the people in achieving freedom, but the Campaign Against Arms Trade accused him of using his tour as a cover for sealing arms deals.
David Cameron's Cairo visit overshadowed by defence tour
21 February 2011, , The Guardian
Britain has approved 1,155 arms export licences for Kuwait since 2003, worth a total of £102.3m, according the Campaign Against the Arms Trade.
Europe's interests in Libya
21 February 2011, Al-Jazeera
According to the Campaign Against Arms trade, the UK licensed over $6m worth of ammunition to Libya, including sniper rifles.
When tyrants want tear gas, the UK has always been happy to oblige
20 February 2011, , The Guardian
As the Campaign Against the Arms Trade notes on Bahrain: in 2010, equipment approved for export included teargas and crowd control ammunition, equipment for the use of aircraft cannons, assault rifles, shotguns, sniper rifles and submachine guns.
Crackdown on arms exports to Bahrain
19 February 2011, , The Independent
"It is astounding that the Government is still insisting it has a responsible arms export policy while, in the same breath, admitting that it was happy to supply authoritarian regimes with the means to crush dissent," said Sarah Waldron, campaigns co-ordinator at CAAT.
Arms used in Bahrain crackdown 'made in UK, sold recklessly'
19 February 2011, Russia Today
Human rights watchdogs are calling for an embargo on supplies and a disclosure of why export licenses were issued. For more, I'm joined by Barnaby Pace; he's from the Campaign Against the Arms Trade.
Britain cancels Bahrain and Libya arms export licences
18 February 2011, , The Guardian
The Campaign Against Arms Trade attacked the British government's involvement in the fair and called for it to withdraw.
"As part of its marketing drive the UK government is a full participant in the arms fair circuit, with the next stop being IDEX," said Ian Prichard, spokesman for the campaign.
CAAT slam Hague's 'empty words' over Arms-to-Bahrain scandal
18 February 2011, Ekklesia
"It is astounding that the government is still insisting it has a responsible arms export policy while, in the same breath, admitting that it was happy to supply authoritarian regimes with the means to crush dissent," argued Sarah Waldron of CAAT.
Crowd control munitions supplied to Bahrain and Libya by UK
18 February 2011, The Muslim News
"Government ministers claim they wish to support open and democratic societies in the Middle East but at the same time are aiding authoritarian regimes and providing the tools for repression," said Sarah Waldron, Campaigns Coordinator at CAAT.
Britain under fire for selling arms to Bahrain
18 February 2011, , The Independent
"Government ministers claim they wish to support open and democratic societies in the Middle East but at the same time are aiding authoritarian regimes
and providing the tools for repression," said Sarah Waldron, campaigns coordinator at the Campaign Against the Arms Trade (CAAT).
UK accused of selling arms to Bahrain
18 February 2011, Press TV
British Foreign Office and the Campaign Against the Arms Trade revealed that Britain has supplied Bahraini government with several crowd control products such as "CS hand grenades, demolition charges, smoke canisters and thunder flashes".
Bahrain uses UK-supplied weapons in protest crackdown
17 February 2011, , The Guardian
According to the Foreign Office's own records and the Campaign Against the Arms Trade, the UK has also supplied Libya –
which has warned in an SMS message that it will use live ammunition against protesters – with similar weapons and ammunition.
Arab capitals braced for violence as unrest spreads
17 February 2011, , The Guardian
According to the Foreign Office's records and the Campaign Against the Arms Trade,
the UK has supplied Libya with similar weapons and ammunition to those sold to Bahrain.
Protests planned for this weekend’s Baby Show at ExCel
16 February 2011, , Docklands
A spokeswoman for ELAAF (East London Against Arms Fair) said: "Our members have been protesting against the arms fair since it came to our area in 2001 and we will continue to do so until it is cancelled."
UK refuses to suspend Egypt arms sales
8 February 2011, , The Guardian
Britain sold £16.4m worth of arms to Egypt in 2009, the last year for which figures are available, according to the Campaign Against the Arms Trade (CAAT).
Did Britain arm Middle Eastern and north African despots' thugs?
2 February 2011, , Morning Star
Anti-arms campaigners demanded today to know whether British and EU-supplied weaponry has been used in the brutal repression of pro-democracy demonstrations in north Africa and the Middle East.
Black-ops, armies and spies: Cambridge University funding in the spotlight again
27 January 2011, , The Cambridge Student
Abi Haque of the Campaign Against Arms Trade was quick to condemn the practise: "Yet again students are being forced to question the ethics of Cambridge University in accepting grants to research innovations which have the potential to be used in secretive operations against unknown enemies and will likely deliver highly destructive consequences."
Arms trade protestors plan action ahead of DSEi in London
18 January 2011, , The Docklands
The Campaign Against Arms Trade says there will be no let-up in its anger at the staging of the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEi) at the ExCel in east London. This week the group launched its new ‘This is not OK’ campaign and demonstrations are currently being planned to culminate with the event starting on September 13.
Activists demand end to arms trade
17 January 2011, , Morning Star
Caat core campaign co-ordinator Sarah Waldron said: "Eisenhower's concerns about the military-industrial complex are as relevant to the UK today as they were to the US 50 years ago. The arms industry has a devastating impact on people and countries round the world, as well as funnelling money from more socially useful areas."
Caat pounces on BAE
12 January 2011, , Morning Star
Campaign Against Arms Trade (Caat) and The Corner House are challenging a specific clause in deal struck between the SFO and the arms giant to settle a long-running corruption case in February 2010. The case centred on allegations of bribery and corruption relating to the firm's dealings in Tanzania.
Arms giant's blanket immunity faces legal challenge
10 January 2011, Ekklesia
Multinational arms company BAE Systems look set to once again become the focus of legal proceedings with the news that part of its plea bargain with the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is facing a fresh challenge. The Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) and The Corner House said today (10 January) that they are challenging the blanket immunity from prosecution given by SFO to BAE in the plea bargain announced in February 2010.
What is the Defence & Security Organisation?
7 January 2011, , The Telegraph
The earlier Al-Yamamah deal for the sale of Tornado jets involved DESO, and the organisation became caught up in the Serious Fraud Office's investigation into allegations of bribery linked to the deal. Because of these links, anti-arms groups such as Campaign Against Arms Trade pushed for DESO to be closed down.
Coalition in confusion after minister questions ethics of arms exports
7 January 2011, Ekklesia
This morning, Kaye Stearman of the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) welcomed news of Green’s doubts about promoting arms exports. She said that Green appeared to recognise ”that the arms trade is unethical and that it is immoral to export arms indiscriminately around the world, to undemocratic and abusive governments and to areas of conflict. The arms trade fuels conflict, destroys lives and wrecks economies.“
The Line is Drawn Under the BAE Bribery Allegations
24 December 2010, European Anti-Bribery Blog
In what BAE might once have hoped was going to be a short procedural hearing at Southwark Crown Court on a snowy 20 December, the judge, Mr Justice Bean, started to question barristers for both BAE and the SFO, making clear that he thought the terms of the agreement did not make sense. Outside the Court, supporters of the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) and The Corner House held a colourful protest in the freezing weather singing ”We won’t go until there’s justice“ to the tune of ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas’.
Serious Fraud Office makes right call over BAE's plea bargain in Tanzania radar probe
22 December 2010, Belfast Telegraph
No doubt groups such as the Campaign Against Arms Trade and The Corner House will be disappointed by yesterday's sentencing of BAE for offences connected to its sale of a radar system to Tanzania more than 10 years ago. They had called on Mr Justice Bean to reject the plea bargain BAE had agreed with the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) on the affair, which specifically clears the defence company of allegations of corruption.
Radar scam case ruling draws mixed reaction
22 December 2010, IPP Media, Tanzania
There has been mixed reaction – but mainly negative – to yesterday’s decision by a British court to fine a British defence contractor linked to the sale of a radar system to Tanzania. A number of senior public officials were implicated in the controversial deal which has been at the centre of raging public debate for years now.
Judge fines BAE £500,000 and slams fraud office 'blanket immunity' deal
22 December 2010, The Scotsman
The judge said he had no power to vary or set aside the agreement. "Indeed, an attempt by the pressure group Campaign Against the Arms Trade to challenge it by way of judicial review, arguing that the SFO should have brought corruption charges, was rejected by Mr Justice Collins on 24 March, 2010."
BAE Systems fined for Tanzania radar sale: reaction
21 December 2010, Telegraph
Nicholas Hildyard of campaign group The Corner House:
"BAE has been convicted of an accounting misdemeanour that hid a major crime: concealing improper payments. The company will never be able to deny this in future. Because the settlement was structured so that any fine would be deducted from a PR payment BAE would make to Tanzania, the judge said that the Court was under "moral pressure" to keep the fine to a minimum so that the reparation is kept at a maximum."
A sorry end to a sordid affair
21 December 2010, , Morning Star
Campaign Against Arms Trade (Caat) and the Corner House, which unsuccessfully challenged the legality of the agreement earlier this year, welcomed the judge's comments. Caat spokeswoman Kaye Stearman said: "Today's sentencing is an indictment of BAE's culpability. Whatever the level of the fine, the judge's remarks are damning."
Judge says BAE appears to have benefited from corrupt payments
21 December 2010, Ekklesia
Kaye Stearman of the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) described the judge's statement today as ”an indictment of BAE's culpability“. Nicholas Hildyard, a leading anti-corruption campaigner and director of The Corner House said, ”BAE has been convicted of an accounting misdemeanour that hid a major crime: concealing improper payments. The company will never be able to deny this in future."
Judge 'astonished' by corruption denials as he fines BAE £500,000
21 December 2010, The Guardian
Nicholas Hildyard of anti-corruption campaign the Corner House said: "BAE has been convicted of an accounting misdemeanour that hid a major crime: concealing improper payments. The company will never be able to deny this in future." Kaye Stearman of the Campaign Against the Arms Trade said: "Today's sentencing is an indictment of BAE's culpability. Whatever the level of the fine, the judge's remarks are damning."
Anti-arms protesters target Olympia Horse Show operators
21 December 2010, , Fulham Chronicle
Protesters braved a white-out at the weekend to demonstrate outside Olympia Exhibition Centre at the annual Horse Show, an event organised by the same group behind the word's biggest arms fair. Members of the London branch of the Campaign Against Arms Trade targeted the venue on Sunday morning, branding operators Clarion Events 'disgusting' for running family events alongside military exhibitions.
BAE plea deal due tomorrow
19 December 2010, , Morning Star
CAAT supporters are to stage a demonstration outside the courthouse in protest at the signing off of the deal. CAAT spokeswoman Kaye Stearman said: "Some people will see the BAE guilty plea and fine as a punishment, but that's far from the truth. BAE is admitting only to accounting errors, not to corruption charges."
Prince Andrew declares "I'll speak my mind for Britain" in face of WikiLeaks revelations
1 December 2010, , Daily Mail
The Campaign Against the Arms Trade reacted to Andrew’s attack on the SFO probe into the Al-Yamama arms deal. Spokesman Kaye Stearman said:" It is wrong that UKTI [the international trade body] is promoting weapons sales and wrong Prince Andrew is seen to be supporting arms sales and accepting corruption."
Wikileaks: Prince Andrew to keep world trade envoy role
1 December 2010, Scotsman
Buckingham Palace and Downing Street said they would not comment. But Kaye Stearman, of Campaign Against the Arms Trade, said: "It is wrong that UKTI (the international trade body] is promoting weapons sales and wrong Prince Andrew is seen to be supporting arms sales and accepting corruption."
WikiLeaks cables: Prince Andrew demanded special BAE briefings
30 November 2010, , The Guardian
Anti-corruption campaigners called on Andrew to resign as a special UK trade representative. Kaye Stearman of the Campaign Against the Arms Trade, said: "It is wrong … that Prince Andrew is seen to be supporting arms sales and accepting corruption. This report shows that the relationship seems to go even deeper, with Prince Andrew speaking out against a government agency attempting to investigate corruption and arms deals."
Fraud speech sparks call for Prince Andrew to resign
30 November 2010, Morning Star
Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) demanded Prince Andrew's resignation as a UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) ambassador today after he slammed a Serious Fraud Office investigation into arms giant BAE Systems.
Duke of York under pressure to resign over bribery comments
30 November 2010, Ekkesia
The Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) said that he must resign from his role immediately. The Duke's work with UK Trade and Investment (UKTI), a unit of the Department for Business, is already controversial. Critics point out that UKTI devotes more staff to arms exports than to all civil sectors combined, although arms make up less than two per cent of UK exports.
A murky business
25 November 2010, , The Cambridge Student, page 6
Abigail Haque, Universities Spokesperson for the Campaign Against the Arms Trade (CAAT) condemned their involvement with arms companies and commented: "It seems a dreadful waste to have one of the world's best infrastructures with some of the world's top scientists receiving funding from arms companies to develop technology used to oppress, control and kill."
BAE court case must not bury bad news, say NGOs
23 November 2010, Ekkesia
There was no mention by the SFO in today's hearing of a request by two NGOs to bring to the court’s attention the SFO's apparent undertaking never to prosecute any individual if doing so involves alleging BAE Systems to be guilty of corruption. The Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) and The Corner House had expressed alarm about this issue.
BAE to Face Accounting Charge as SFO Tests Plea Power
22 November 2010, , Bloomberg Businessweek
The groups, the Campaign Against Arms Trade and Corner House, said in a statement today the SFO should tell the court that it agreed "never to prosecute any individual in future if doing so involves alleging BAE Systems was guilty of corruption."
University refuses to reveal investments
19 November 2010, , Cherwell
Staff, students and the wider public have a right to know where the University money is invested,“ said CAAT representative Abi Haque. ”The information is commonly available at other universities and there should be no reason that transparency should be detrimental to Oxford University’s interests.“
Mark Thomas praises Christian nonviolent resistance in Palestine
7 November 2010, Ekkesia
Thomas made his comments while drawing links between military occupation and the arms industry in a speech to the annual National Gathering of the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) in London on Saturday (6 November). He said that seeing the wall in Palestine reminded him that campaigning against the arms trade is part of a wider struggle against militarism and all that keeps it in place.
Clarion backs defence show despite protestors
2 November 2010, ExhibitionNews.co.uk
Clarion Events has responded to protests against its Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEi) exhibition by advocating the need for a legitimate and ethical show to support the UK armed forces. The comments come after members of the London Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) handed out anti-arms literature to exhibitors and visitors outside Clarion's Baby Show at Earls Court in October.
Anti-BAE campaign kicks off
27 October 2010, , The Boar
Warwick students are getting behind a campaign to ban arms-producing company BAE from recruiting at the University's Careers Fairs. The national campaign, run by organisation Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT), hopes to discourage student support for what the Stockholm International Peace Institute describes as "the world'ss largest arms producer".
Undergrads resist firms' call to arms
24 October 2010, , Morning Star
The Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has upped the pressure with the launch of its own Ban BAE campaign, focused on recruitment at universities. CAAT is responding to grass-roots campaigns that have sprung up naturally, playing a co-ordinating role for students across the country.
BAE shot down at Careers fair
22 October 2010, , Leeds Student
Abi Haque, CAAT Universities Network Co-ordinator has recently stated: "The arms industry has a devastating impact on human rights and security." For this reason, she argues "Education and arms companies should not mix."
Protest leads to closure of Edinburgh careers fair
21 October 2010, , The Cambridge Student, page 4
Abi Haque, Coordinator of CAAT's Universities Network told TCS: "Universities should not be promoting the arms trade, either directly through investments and sponsorship, or indirectly through recruitment fairs."
Protests greet BAE's recruitment attempts at London careers fair
19 October 2010, Ekklesia
Abi Haque of the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) said that she was encouraged to see how many students and graduates at the fair were receptive to CAAT's message. The campaigners included students, graduates, CAAT supporters, Quakers and Christian peace activists.
Edinburgh careers fair halted by student protest
13 October 2010, , The Journal
Police were called to the event at Adam House after around a dozen protesters from the Edinburgh branch of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), in affiliation with the wider Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT), entered the fair at 3pm.
Secrets of the story hunters: Are investigative journalists so high-minded?
7 October 2010, , The Independent
Paul Lashmar points out that charities and NGOs are doing their own investigative journalism. He praises the work of the Campaign Against the Arms Trade and the death-row charity Reprieve in doing work that previously would have been done by reporters. "These campaigning groups, which used to supply a bit of information to journalists, are now supplying entire investigations."
BAE Systems and University of Southampton Announce Partnership
7 October 2010, , The Dolphon's Blowhole
Campaign Against the Arms Trade's website contains further details of the arms company, their history and their connection with several universities up and down the country. They are currently running a "Ban BAE" campaign aimed at preventing BAE from recruiting on campus.
No marks for arms trading
6 October 2010, OneWorld UK
Abi Haque, CAAT Universities' Network Co-ordinator says: "Education and arms companies should not mix. CAAT aims to widen the gap between universities and the arms trade."
Students called on to shun BAE
6 October 2010, , Morning Star
Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) launched its latest campaign on Wednesday to counter BAE Systems recruiting on British university campuses. The Ban BAE campaign is calling on anti-arms trade activists to take part in direct action against the arms giant to stop their participation in recruitment events.
Arms firms not big employers
27 September 2010, , The Independent - Letters
Keith Turner (Letters, 20 September), argues that we need an alternative defence policy. But Mr Miller sullies his argument by stating that military "defence" provides a "massive contribution" to the UK economy in terms of employment and manufacturing. It does not.
Military spending faces cuts
24 September 2010, The Friend
But Kaye Stearman of the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) disputed claims about the economic benefits brought by arms firms. Questioned by the Friend, she said, "the engineering and scientific skills used in military industries would be better deployed in alternative energy technologies and other green industries" if the government invested in these areas.
Coalition facing embarrassment over Lib Dem vote on arms trade
22 September 2010, Ekklesia
CAAT's Sarah Waldron said, "We welcome this vote and look forward to seeing how Liberal Democrat MPs will support this decision". She added, "Before his landmark speech, Vince Cable said that he intended to shine "a harsh light into the murky world of corporate behaviour". But what could be more unethical than generous and unwarranted government subsidies for the arms industry, especially at a time when government is cutting vital public services?".
Job cuts undermine BAE's economic claims
9 September 2010, Ekklesia
Today's news seems to have validated CAAT's insistence in July that the arms deal with India would not protect jobs at Brough, as BAE had claimed. CAAT pointed out that the planes are to be manufactured in India.
BAE 'wining and dining' Ministry of Defence
23 August 2010, , Morning Star
Campaign Against Arms Trade spokeswoman Kaye Stearman said:
"The cosy relationship between arms companies and the MoD is no surprise
but it is good to see the details documented in these papers."
Arms deals with India - why Lib Dems should say no
14 August 2010, , Liberal Democrat Voice
The deal will supposedly "protect" around 200 jobs in BAE's Brough plant, near Hull. For a £700 million deal that works out at £3.5 million per job. How can this be either economic or fair?
Plain-speaking about India and Pakistan
3 August 2010, , The Guardian - Letters
Pankaj Mishra (Comment, 29 July), outlines the disastrous effects of arms purchases on India, diverting resources from the poor majority to the rich and powerful. But the much-vaunted £700m Hawk jet deal is detrimental to the interests of most British people also.
Cameron under fire over Indian arms deal
1 August 2010, Ekklesia
Condemning Cameron's deal, CAAT said that according to a recent estimate by the World Bank, 42
per cent of the population of India live below the internationally defined poverty line.
£700m training jets deal a boost for BAE and Rolls Royce
28 July 2010, The Scotsman
But a spokesman for the Campaign Against Arms Trade criticised the deal: "The Hawk deal will not benefit the people of India who need food security rather than vastly expensive weapons."
Arms trade opponents slam Indian planes deal
28 July 2010, Morning Star
The Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has condemned the government's announcement of a
£500 million deal to supply Hawk fighter jets to India.
Image and reality
28 July 2010, , The Friend
Last week's Farnborough Air Show was labelled "a shop window for deadly weapons" by
the Campaign Against the Arms Trade (CAAT).
The event functioned as an arms fair from 19 to 22 July, before a weekend of air displays.
Farnborough air show is a shop window for weapons
19 July 2010, , The Guardian, Comment is Free
Campaign Against Arms Trade advocates that one small but vital first step would to dismantle
UKTI DSO, stopping its disproportionate support for the arms trade and arms fairs such as
Farnborough.
Farnborough Air Show is 'shop window for deadly weapons'
15 July 2010, Ekklesia
CAAT's Research Co-ordinator, Ian Prichard, said, "The UK arms industry uses Farnborough
as a shop window for its deadly trade and the UK government welcomes customers through the
doors."
U.K. Plan to Return $45.7 Million to Bribery Victims May Fuel Corruption
15 July 2010, , Bloomberg
The agreement reached in February will be presented to a London court this fall. A U.K. court rejected efforts by anti-arms groups Corner House and the Campaign Against Arms Trade to block the deal. The groups said the penalty was too small.
Smash EDO campaigners cleared on "lawful damage" defence
2 July 2010, Brighton and Hove News
Five Smash EDO protestors have been cleared of conspiring to attack the EDO/ITT arms factory because the jury accepted they had been trying to prevent Israeli war crimes. The verdict has been welcomed by Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT).
The first thing Vince should cut is funding for the arms trade
28 June 2010, , Liberal Democrat Voice
There is one candidate for cuts that many in the Liberal Democrats and the country at large would be pleased with – an end to government support for arms exports.
Weapons trade to get 'very heavy' support
25 June 2010, , Morning Star
Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has condemned a Tory minister's claims that the new
government will have a "very heavy" commitment to promoting arms sales to compensate
for the huge cuts at the Ministry of Defence.
Ministers to pimp the arms trade
25 June 2010, Natural Choices
Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) says that this brazen support for the arms trade by the new Coalition Government will result in existing arms controls being further overridden or ignored and arms companies gaining ever greater influence over government.
Anti-weapons campaigner CAAT says "end British arms trade"
27 May 2010, , Morning Star
CAAT's research co-ordinator Ian Pritchard said: "The UK is one of the main players in the destructive international arms trade - a trade that has been actively promoted by successive UK governments but which neither serves national security or economic well-being. We call on the new coalition government to end its active promotion of arms by international arms companies and close UKTI DSO immediately."
"What will nice Nick say to the arms dealers?"
23 May 2010, , The Independent on Sunday - Letters
Let Vince Cable, the new Business Secretary, cut the UK Trade & Investment's Defence & Security Organisation, the government's arms exports body. After that he can stop the Export Credits Guarantee Department from insuring weapons exports.
BAE faces critics as US talks go on
6 May 2010, , Telegraph
Anti-arms trade protesters holding aloft an effigy of Dick Olver, BAE's chairman, demonstrated outside the company's annual meeting in London yesterday
BAE refuse to rule out selling arms to UK's enemies
5 May 2010, Ekklesia
"Our People's Jury was an attempt to get the true facts about BAE's activities onto the record, given that they are now very unlikely to reach court, thanks to the shameful plea bargains between BAE and the UK and US authorities" said CAAT's Sarah Waldron.
MILITARY RADAR SCANDAL...BAE bosses to face 'people's jury' this week
3 May 2010, , ThisDay, Tanzania
Supporters of the UK-based Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) will be active inside and outside the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of BAE Systems, one of the world's largest multinational arms companies, in London this week.
BAE cashes in on Iraq war
29 April 2010, , Morning Star
CAAT spokeswoman Kaye Stearman said: "Iraq is a nation in ruins, in good part due to disastrous military interventions, including by the UK. It desperately needs to rebuild its civilian infrastructure - water, sanitation, health, education. Instead, we are trying to sell them weapons in the form of BAE Hawk jets. "
Having survival instinct is simply Fab
26 April 2010, , The Times
Word reaches me of a novel approach to justice being taken by those notable pacifists Campaign Against Arms Trade.
Shame of world's top arms firm BAE Systems
13 April 2010, , Morning Star
BAE Systems's official position as the world's largest arms manufacturer should be a cause for national shame, not pride, the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has said.
BAE Systems tops list as world's largest arms maker with sales of $32.4bn
13 April 2010, , The Scotsman
Kaye Stearman, press officer for the Campaign Against the Arms Trade, said: "I think this is pretty shocking; we should not regard this as a triumph for British industry."
Serious Fraud Office backs £30m BAE plea bargain despite opposition
1 April 2010, , The Guardian
Two protesting groups took his BAE deal to court, saying it was too soft, but a judge ruled against them. The Cornerhouse and the Campaign Against Arms Trade will decide whether to pursue an appeal after Easter.
SFO slammed for plea bargains
28 March 2010, , Morning Star
Kaye Stearman of CAAT said: "We are obviously disappointed by the judge's decision to refuse permission. It implies that the law allows a giant company to pay a small financial penalty for "accounting irregularities" rather than be charged and tried in open court on more serious criminal charges."
Collins J refuses judicial review into BAE plea bargain settlement
26 March 2010, , The Lawyer
This is the second time CAAT and the Corner House have unsuccessfully attempted to bring a judicial review against an SFO decision to settle investigations into BAE. In 2008 the campaign groups instructed Stein and Rose to drop an SFO investigation into BAE's arms deals with Saudi Arabia.
No judicial review for BAE settlement
24 March 2010, defencemanagement.com
CAAT and the Corner House are said to be taking legal advice on whether or not to appeal the High Court decision. Kaye Stearman of CAAT said: "We are obviously disappointed by the judge's decision to refuse permission".
Campaigners lose bid to block SFO plea deal with BAE Systems
24 March 2010, , The Times
The challenge to the UK settlement is not the first time Corner House and CAAT have taken the SFO to court over its handling of the BAE investigation. Campaigners succeeded in obtaining a judicial review of the decision to drop an earlier investigation into the £43 billion al-Yamamah deal with Saudi Arabia after Tony Blair ordered the SFO to back off on national security grounds.
Christian students oppose arms trade
7 March 2010, , Student Direct: Mancunian
Christian students backed up a national campaign to protest against arms trade funding at universities last week, with claims that Jesus would be against the industry.
High Court tells SFO to halt BAE plea deal
3 March 2010, , Morning Star
"This challenge by CAAT and The Corner House has aroused interest around the world. The ramifications go well beyond the UK to BAE activities in many countries and the outcome will affect investigations in other jurisdictions".
SFO Sighting
3 March 2010, , The Lawyer
The last time campaign groups Corner House Research and Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) clashed with the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), then Prime Minister Tony Blair admitted that the Government pushed the SFO into dropping an investigation into BAE Systems.
BAE protesters win SFO injunction
3 March 2010, , The Independent
Corner House and Campaign Against Arms Trade successfully asked for an injunction to enable
them to seek a review of the SFO's plea agreement with BAE, under which Europe's biggest
defence contractor has agreed to pay a record £30m fine.
High Court halts BAE plea deal with SFO
2 March 2010, , The Times
The High Court has filed an injunction against the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) to prevent it concluding an investigation into BAE Systems, Europe's largest defence company, over bribery and corruption allegations. Corner House and Campaign Against Arms Trade, two social justice groups, asked for the injunction so they could seek a judicial review of the SFO's plea agreement with BAE.
BAE Settlement With U.K. Challenged as "Unlawful"
26 February 2010, , Blomberg
"The plea bargain in no way reflects the very serious allegations of bribery and corruption against BAE, limited as it is to minor book-keeping offenses in one country," said Kaye Stearman, a spokeswoman for the Campaign Against Arms Trade.
Campaigners challenge BAE plea bargain decision
26 February 2010, , The Independent
Serious Fraud Office director Richard Alderman faced a High Court challenge today over his
decision to agree a plea bargain with BAE Systems.
Two campaign groups, The Corner House and Campaign Against Arms Trade, have applied for an
injunction to block the move and called for a judicial review.
Jesus would oppose the arms trade, say Christian students
25 February 2010, Ekklesia
The day of action, run autonomously by student groups with the support of the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT), saw events across the UK on Wednesday 24 February.
Bribery campaigners try to wreck BAE plea
18 February 2010, , Compliance Week
Two anti-corruption groups have started legal action aimed at wrecking a controversial plea bargain reached between the UK's Serious Fraud Office and arms company BAE Systems.
Campaign lawyers challenge Serious Fraud Office over BAE
17 February 2010, , The Friend
CAAT spokesperson Kaye Stearman said, "Quakers have played a very important role in working to expose BAE. We are confident that they will make known their opposition to the company's latest attempt to evade justice".
BAE's global bribing campaign
12 February 2010, , Mail & Guardian, South Africa
So now it's clear: BAE Systems paid bribes to sell its weapons -- and prosecuting bosses in the United Kingdom are as politically pliant as our own.
A serious settlement
10 February 2010, , The Lawyer
The Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) and campaigning group The Corner House led the charge against the settlement. CAAT said it was "outraged and angry" that the allegation failed to reach a criminal court, while The Corner House said the settlement "simply raises far more questions and creates yet further demands for justice".
BAE Systems: let off the hook?
10 February 2010, , The Friend
The controversial plea bargain settlement with the arms company BAE Systems is the target of a
fresh challenge from two campaign groups, the Corner House and Campaign Against Arms Trade
(CAAT).
Anger as BAE agrees deal to end corruption prober
7 February 2010, , The Herald, Scotland
Campaigners have lambasted the multi-million pound deal negotiated by BAE Systems Plc to end a long-running corruption investigation, arguing that it leaves far more questions than it gives answers about the military contractor's arms deals.
Sound familiar? The BAE scandal, and the parallels with the Iraq war
7 February 2010, , Independent on Sunday
But critics claimed that it had, in effect, let the company off the hook. They pointed to comparisons with Tony Blair's handling of the decision to go to war in Iraq in 2003. In that case also, Mr Blair rejected the initial legal advice offered by Lord Goldsmith, this time on the legality of the planned invasion in 2003.
BAE deal will bury the truth
7 February 2010, , Morning Star
Anti-arms trade campaigners have responded with fury to the Serious Fraud Office's (SFO) decision not to prosecute Britain's biggest arms company on corruption and bribery charges.
Defence company plea bargain leads to furore
6 February 2010, , The National (UAE)
Kaye Stearman, a spokeswoman for the Campaign Against Arms Trade, said: "After the government stopped the SFO's inquiry into the company's Saudi deals, it was even more important the truth about its dealings in central and eastern Europe and Africa was made public."
Campaigners' fury at £286m deal to end corruption probe after BAE Systems admits using cash to win contracts
6 February 2010, , Daily Mail
Anti-arms trade campaigners have attacked a £286million deal allowing BAE Systems to settle a corruption case out of court as it meant there would now be "no opportunity to discover the truth".
Market tells the tale of BAE: it got off lightly
6 February 2010, , The Times
Meanwhile, the settlement with the SFO on the relatively minor charge of failing to keep accounting records is far less damaging than a confession of bribery. It also precludes a criminal case, with senior BAE executives dragged through the dock and dirty laundry aired in public. No wonder the Campaign against the Arms Trade said last night that it was "extremely disappointed ".
Arms campaigners criticise BAE-SFO deal
6 February 2010, Channel 4 News
Campaign Against the Arms Trade said it meant there would not be an opportunity to discover the truth about the bribery claims that have dogged BAE Systems since its Al-Yamamah deal with Saudi Arabia.
'Outrage' as BAE Systems probes end after £280m deal
6 February 2010, , BBC News
The Campaign Against the Arms Trade said it was "outraged and angry" that claims of corruption, which BAE has not admitted, would not be aired in court.
BAE will pay fines of £285m over arms deal
5 February 2010, , The Guardian
The Campaign Against Arms Trade said: "CAAT is extremely disappointed that the allegations
about BAE will not be aired in a criminal court and that the Serious Fraud Office has accepted a
plea bargain relating only to the smallest deal."
Campaign Against the Arms Trade and other groups focus on BAE, advisors and government
4 February 2010, Political Cleanup
The Campaign Against the Arms Trade [CAAT] includes a project to "Lock the Revolving Door" focussing on the political influence wielded by the arms industry. It reports the disturbing movement of employees between government and the arms industry.
Campaigners welcome arrest of BAE agent
2 February 2010, Ekklesia
The news could mark a breakthrough in attempts to prosecute BAE, which arms countries around the world and is facing allegations of corruption in five continents.
Arms industry: do you support it?
1 February 2010, , The Yorker
So please look out for Campaign Against the Arms Trade (CAAT) events taking place on campus in the next few months, and support the Disarm campaign to stop university investments in the arms industry: divert investment towards positive and constructive causes.
Rebooting Britain: Exercise a green foreign policy
30 November 2009, , Wired
Yet almost one in every two people employed by UK Trade & Investment, the government department that promotes overseas trade, works for the benefit of the defence industries. And, according to the Campaign Against The Arms Trade, in 2004 the UK gave £900 million in subsidies to the arms trade.
BAE boss shocks audience with dismissive comment on Nimrod deaths
13 November 2009, Ekklesia
Although the IET said that it was "delighted" to welcome Olver, there has been widespread derision at the concept of a leading arms dealer lecturing on ethics. Kaye Stearman of the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has compared it to "Nick Griffin lecturing on multi-racial harmony or Bernard Madoff on financial probity".
Arms boss to speak on ethics
6 November 2009, , Morning Star
The Campaign Against the Arms Trade (CAAT) said that inviting Mr Olver to lecture on ethics was akin to asking Nick Griffin to speak on the issue of multiracial harmony. CAAT is planning to protest outside the venue by staging a humorous riposte to Mr Olver's message, entitled Dick Olver! Ha! Ha! Ha!
Online political animals pick viewers' prime cuts
4 November 2009, , BBC Newsnight website
Kaye Stearman from London proposed abolishing subsidies for arms exports, which she says make up around one third of weapons and components manufactured in the UK. Ms Stearman believes such subsidies are not justifiable on either financial or ethical grounds.
Saudi arms and the big chill
2 November 2009, , BBC News website
This is one of a number of freedom of information cases pursued by CAAT, which has used the FOI law extensively. "FOI is very useful", says Ann Feltham from CAAT. "More information about how these huge arms deals are financed is now coming our way. We are definitely better informed, but it has taken a long while."
UCL to divest from arms manufacturer Cobham
2 November 2009, , London Student
Positive reactions to the decision have extended beyond the UCL community; Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) said: "It is wholly inappropriate for an institution run for the public good to have any links to this deadly business" and that it was "thrilled" with the news.
Arms trade challenged by new "Wiki" page
28 October 2009, , The Journal
Katherine O'Mahoney, universities coordinator for CAAT, said: "We established the Wiki in time for the new university year, to provide more access and to reach out to more young people on their own terms. We realised that in this day and age, if we didn't take advantage of these things, we'd be missing a trick."
We must demand a new foreign policy
28 October 2009, , The Guardian, Comment is Free
Many groups, such as War on Want or Campaign Against the Arms Trade, are involved in efforts to change foreign policy for the better, on a range of individual issues.
Arms protester on police spotter card was alleged infiltrator for BAE
27 October 2009, , The Guardian
The 2005 spotter card, published by the Guardian this week, contains a photograph of Martin Hogbin (bottom right on the card), who was national co-ordinator for the Campaign against the Arms Trade. He was later accused of supplying information to a company linked to BAE's security department, but denied the allegation.
British-built tanks slaughter civilians
26 October 2009, , Morning Star
Kaye Stearman of Campaign Against Arms Trade said: "We are very shocked as we were not aware of a Guinea connection. I hope there is now a proper investigation and the imposition of a total ban on arms sales to countries such as Guinea."
Corruption in the arms industry
5 October 2009, , The Independent, Letters
Quoting the late former foreign secretary Robin Cook as saying that BAE Systems had the "back-door key to Number 10" (2 October), The Independent rehearses the familiar argument that the arms industry is vital to the UK economy. But Mr Cook was keenly aware of both the "moral and economic disaster of arms sales" (New Statesman, June 1978).
Your office may have been bugged by BAE, investigators told MP
3 October 2009, , Daily Mail
The allegation echoes a previous case involving BAE, revealed in April 2007, when BAE was forced to admit receiving an email belonging to lobbying group The Campaign Against Arms Trade which, unknown to BAE, had been obtained unlawfully by a third party.
BAE immunity for jobs' sake? Yeah right
2 October 2009, , The Guardian
At the time, the arms trade employed between 60,000 to 65,000 people in export-related jobs, which divides up as about £13,000 subsidy per worker. Campaign Against the Arms Trade calculated the figure at a lower rate of £9000 in 2005. If BAE is getting public money to help it win contracts which it then secures with bribes, doesn't this make it corporate benefit fraud?
Jobs in crossfire as defence giant faces fraud prosecution
2 October 2009, , The Scotsman
Kaye Stearman, a CAAT spokeswoman, said: "It would be scandalous if the Attorney General did not take this forward." Sarah Sexton, spokeswoman for The Corner House, added: "We urge the Attorney General to give consent for prosecution without delay so that these serious allegations can be resolved in public by a jury and the truth can be known."
SFO demands prosecution of BAE
1 October 2009, , The Independent
Lobbying organisations Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) and The Corner House have long argued for transparency in the BAE case. Kaye Stearman, from CAAT, said: "We welcome the SFO decision to go ahead. It would be scandalous if the Attorney General did not take this forward."
Campaigners demand action
1 October 2009, Evening Standard
"We have been exposing the illegal and unethical practices of the arms industry in general and BAE in particular for years, and so we are very pleased that we have got to this day," said a spokesman for CAAT.
BAE faces fraud charges
1 October 2009, , Morning Star
CAAT spokewoman Kaye Stearman said: "For many years, we have been exposing the illegal and unethical activities of the arms trade, especially BAE, the UK's largest arms company".
Time for BAE to face justice
1 October 2009, , Ekklesia
In 2006, BAE and the Saudi regime lobbied Tony Blair to bully the SFO into dropping an investigation into BAE's Saudi arms deals. I was working for the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) at the time and even I was surprised at how blatantly BAE's influence was displayed.
Call To Arms: Fighting the world's largest arms fair
9 September 2009, , Wharf
Alan Morinan is the christian network co-ordinator for Campaign Against Arms Trade, a protest organisation which has railed against the fair for several years. His role was initially to agitate against churches who invested in the arms trade, but he claims several have since pulled out because "it doesn't make them that much money". He said: "It's vitally important that we keep protesting."
Britain sold water cannon to Libyans: Ministers accused of 'currying favour' with Gaddafi
8 September 2009, , Daily Mail
An official on the Arms Exports Committee said it would be writing to Mr Miliband to demand answers. Kaye Stearman of the Campaign Against Arms Trade said: "It's certainly disturbing to hear the details of these deals and more disturbing still that the facts are being concealed from the public."
Protests hit London as Libyan arms dealers arrive
8 September 2009, , Politics.co.uk
The Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) drove several Routemaster buses from the Docklands to the headquarters of UKTI DSO in protest against the event.
Weapons of economic destruction
8 September 2009, , The Guardian, Comment is Free
Today, one of the world's largest arms fairs, DSEi, opens in London's Excel centre...
Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) calls for a real debate and real honesty.
Anti-arms fair protests expected
7 September 2009, BBC News Channel
Sarah Waldron, CAAT's Core Campaigner, said DSEI was the "starkest demonstration" of what was wrong with the government's support for the arms trade. She added: "The government will be inviting human rights abusers, countries engaged in conflict and those with urgent development needs to shop for weapons."
Shopping trip for arms dealers
7 September 2009, , New Zealand Herald
Kaye Stearman, spokeswoman for the Campaign Against Arms Trade, yesterday accused the British Government of unethical behaviour by trading with a regime accused of human rights abuses. "Surely the least we should demand is to stop UK arms companies from trading with this rich and dangerous country," she said.
Activists to target City firms over international arms fair
7 September 2009, , London Evening Standard
The Campaign Against Arms Trade group were due to begin their week of protests today on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square. On Tuesday hundreds of protesters are expected to hold a mass action outside the Excel centre. They will then ride across London on Routemaster buses displaying anti-arms trade messages and stage a protest outside the headquarters of UK Trade and Investment Defence and Security Organisation in Westminster.
Fourth Plinth woman protests against the arms trade
7 September 2009, Ekklesia
The famous 'fourth plinth' in London's Trafalgar Square will today witness one woman's heartfelt protest against Britain's involvement in the international arms trade. Members of Christian peace organisations will be joining campaigners against arms sales on the steps of St Martin-in-the-Fields Anglican church on the north-eastern corner of the Square at 8.40am to support her.
Libyan arms dealers to visit London defence show
6 September 2009, , The Observer
Kaye Stearman, spokeswoman for the Campaign Against Arms Trade, yesterday accused the British Government of unethical behaviour by trading with a regime accused of human rights abuses. "Surely the least we should demand is to stop UK arms companies from trading with this rich and dangerous country," she said.
Political help behind Libya arms trade, says official
5 September 2009, , The Times
A spokesman for UKTI DSO initially denied that Mr Paniguian had made a formal speech at the event on May 21 and that the remarks attributed to him had been made up. When told the Campaign Against Arms Trade had obtained a transcript under the freedom of information rules, he said: "We have been working very hard with Libya for a number of years on normalising relations and looking at their defence requirements."
(Some) Israeli arms stopped: more good news!
September 2009, , Peace News
Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) welcomed the revocations but regards the response as inadequate. CAAT is calling for an immediate military embargo of all UK equipment destined for Israel (directly and via the US), together with an end to all other military collaboration.
Govt criticised for London arms fair involvement
19 August 2009, , Politics.co.uk
UK Trade and Investment (UKTI), the government body tasked with promoting British business overseas, finances and promotes DSEI, according to the Campaign Against Arms Trade pressure group. Its spokesperson Kaye Stearman told politics.co.uk: "We're particularly concerned between the link between the UK government and DSEI."
UK Accused of Hypocrisy After FoI Reveals Knowledge of Arms Talks
4 August 2009, , Army-technology.com
A freedom of information (FoI) request by the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has revealed meetings between officials from the UK government arms export agency, the UK Trade & Investment Defence & Security Organisation (UKTI DSO) and several countries identified as "major countries of concern" in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's (FCO) Annual Report on Human Rights 2008.
The truth about the Saudi regime
25 July 2009, , The Independent, Letters
Most British people do not want to sell arms to a secretive and abusive regime such as Saudi Arabia, nor do they want to see the justice process undermined or the UK succumb to blackmail.
Government accused of inadequate response over arms sales to Israel
15 July 2009, Ekklesia
The government's decision to revoke five arms export licences to Israel has been described by the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) as " far too little, far too late". While CAAT said that they welcomed the move, they pointed out that it had taken over six months for the UK government to take very limited action.
Arms fair owners push ahead with new purchase despite criticism
10 July 2009, Ekklesia
Clarion Events, best known for exhibitions such as the Baby Show and the Spirit of Christmas Fair, faced outrage last year when they decided to buy up arms fairs. These included three arms fairs abandoned by Reed Elsevier following a campaign by customers and shareholders with the support of the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT).
Article 8 wins Andrew's case against cops
July 2009, Journalist
NUJ member Andrew Wood has won a major legal victory after a four-year battle that will help fellow members, particularly photographers, covering street protests. The media co-ordinator for the pressure group Campaign Against Arms Trade was photographed by a Metropolitan Police surveillance unit as he left the AGM of publishing giant Reed Elsevier in April 2005.
You are being watched
June 2009, , New Internationalist (issue 423)
Leaving a shareholders' meeting of the academic publisher and then-arms-fair-organizer Reed Elsevier, Andrew Wood, press officer for the group Campaign Against Arms Trade, was photographed. He applied for the review on the grounds that this photography was in contravention of his human rights.
Paying tax for FOI
27 May 2009, , BBC News website
There are other campaign groups which have also exploited the opportunity of FOI, such as the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection and the Campaign Against the Arms Trade. This is all part of a growing role for campaign organisations in deploying FOI to promote their agenda.
Police wrong to spy on peace campaigner
22 May 2009, , The Register
Photographs of a peace campaigner taken during a surveillance operation by the Metropolitan Police should be destroyed, because the images were a disproportionate infringement of his human rights. The court of appeal ruled yesterday in favour of Andrew Wood, who had committed no offence, the Beeb reports. Wood lost his original case in June last year. He was a media spokesman for the Campaign Against the Arms Trade.
Police powers to photograph peaceful protesters 'could be curbed'
22 May 2009, Daily Telegraph
Two out of three judges agreed there had been a disproportionate interference in the human right to privacy when police surveillance teams photographed a campaigner and followed him. It was ordered that the Metropolitan Police destroy the photographs taken of Andrew Wood, a member of the Campaign Against Arms Trade, when he was protesting in London in April 2005.
Surveillance of protesters ruled illegal
21 May 2009, , The Guardian
Yesterday, Wood, who was represented by the human rights group Liberty and who was a member of the Campaign Against Arms Trade when he was photographed leaving a meeting in 2005, said he was delighted with the ruling. "The Human Rights Act is part of the essential checks and balances which help to ensure that we can properly participate in a democratic society without repressive state intervention," he said.
The man who beat Big Brother Britain: Police told they can't keep pictures of arms trade activist
22 May 2009, , Daily Mail
Police could be forced to destroy huge archives of surveillance photographs taken at protests, riots and football matches following a landmark judgment. Appeal Court judges ruled yesterday that a law-abiding arms trade activist had his human rights breached when police took photos of him at a protest and kept them on file.
Appeal Court curbs police right to photograph protestors
21 May 2009, , Press Gazette
Wood, media co-ordinator for CAAT, was photographed by a Met surveillance unit in April 2005 as he emerged from the Millennium Hotel in London, where he had attended the annual general meeting of Reed Elsevier PLC, parent company of Spearhead Exhibitions Ltd which runs trade fairs for the arms industry.
Let's stay vigilant against Big Brother
21 May 2009, , The Guardian, Comment is Free
Occasionally people joke "here comes the law" when referring to the police. But the police aren't the law, and they are subject to the law just like you and I. Today a ruling by the court of appeal found the police had broken the law when they undertook a "routine surveillance" operation against Campaign Against Arms Trade in 2005, a period in which I was CAAT's press officer.
Court curtails Met surveillance
21 May 2009, , BBC News website
The Court of Appeal has limited police powers to keep pictures of protesters in case they go on to break the law. Judges said police had been wrong to retain pictures of a lawful arms trade activist who was not suspected of any criminal offence.
Christians pray for a farewell to arms fairs
21 May 2009, Independent Catholic News
TThe Day of Prayer is organised by CAAT's Christian Network, a non-denominational group of Christians opposed to the arms trade. There is no prescribed mode of prayer or worship and all Christian gatherings and individuals are welcome to join in.
Parents revolt over baby show links to arms trade
15 May 2009, Ekklesia
Clarion's involvement in the arms trade has previously triggered a backlash from their own exhibitors, with Bounty withdrawing as a sponsor and Unicef refusing to accept donations from ticket sales. Clarion's ownership of arms fairs was brought to exhibitors' attention by the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) and by the freelance journalist Emily Apple.
Critics attack BAE Systems over attempt to become "ethical" arms firm
6 May 2009, , The Guardian
An attempt by management to talk up BAE Systems as an "ethical" arms company brought heavy verbal attacks from a stream of critics at the annual meeting in London today.
Tories' airborne deterrent won't fly
2 May 2009, , The Guardian, letters
One area omitted in your leader (New battle lines, 1 May) is the disproportionate influence that arms companies have over government priorities and the resources allocated to supporting their interests.
Arms fair protesters chase London Marathon runners
20 April 2009, , The Wharf
Arms fair opponents will try to reach runners registering for the London Marathon at Excel this weekend. East London Against The Arms Fair will stage a musical protest on Saturday against September's DSEi event in Docklands.
Arms protesters to swoop on luxury hotel
6 April 2009, , Western Mail
A spokeswoman for the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) said: "Aerolink Wales likes to pose as a event aimed at supporting industry, innovation and employment. It's only when you look closer that you find companies classifying themselves as in the "defence sector". Wales does need a vibrant industrial sector but it doesn't need arms companies."
Arms fair opponents plan musical embassy protest
13 March 2009, , The Wharf
East London Against the Arms Fair (ELAAF) will protest outside the Kensington embassy on March 25, and the UAE ambassador will be asked to receive a petition presented by two local residents. An ELAAF supporter said: "We see this as another opportunity to get our message across."
University passes ethical investment policy following student campaign
10 March 2009, , Nouse
Kaye Stearman, Media Co-ordinator for Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT), said: "Congratulations to all the activists at York University for challenging the university on the investment issue. CAAT is delighted to hear that the University Council has taken such a major step."
Three arrested after rooftop protest
4 March 2009, , Pluto
Leaflets, handed out by the protestors, stated that the University had money indirectly invested in BAE Systems via a pooled fund. The information on the leaflet was from a recent report compiled by Study War No More, written by Tim Street with Martha Beale, entitled "Military Involvement in UK Universities".
Anger at councils' investments in arms firms
26 February 2009, , Lincolnshire Echo
Kaye Stearman, a spokesman for Campaign Against Arms Trade, condemned the investment. "It is shocking that Lincolnshire has investments in some of the world's largest arms producers, and this at a time when ethical investment has never been more important," she said.
Watch video of campaigners in university rooftop protest
11 February 2009, Lancashire Evening Post
Three people have been arrested following a rooftop protest against Lancashire defence firm BAE Systems at Preston's University. They were from the "Study War No More" group, a joint venture between the Campaign Against the Arms Trade and Fellowship of Reconciliation.
Clerics urge church to disinvest from Israel
9 February 2009, , The National, UAE
Christian clerics today demanded that the Church of England honour its commitment to disinvest from Israeli companies operating in the occupied territories. More than 20 clerics and theologians, including Alun Morinan, national co-ordinator of the Christian Network's Campaign Against the Arms Trade, signed a letter to be published today in The Guardian newspaper, calling for immediate action.
Why is Britain supplying arms to Israel’s war machine?
31 January 2009, , Socialist Worker
That is why the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) is calling for an embargo on the sale of British equipment to Israel, all purchases from Israel, as well as the breaking off of all military contacts between the two countries. This would send a strong message to the Israeli government that its actions are totally unacceptable.
"End UK weapon exports"
11 January 2009, , Sunday Mirror
Kaye Stearman, of the Campaign Against Arms Trade, said: "The UK also buys arms from Israeli companies, arms "tested" in the "laboratories" of the occupied Palestinian territories. We want to see an end to this deadly arms trade in both directions."
Arms exports to Israel from EU worth €200m
7 January 2009, , EU Observer
Kaye Stearman, of the UK-based Campaign Against Arms Trade, told this website: "The UN and impartial observers have regularly documented how Israeli military actions have violated international humanitarian law."
Students up in arms over 'immoral' funds
10 December 2008, , Cambridge City News
In October, new figures revealed the amount of cash invested by Cambridge colleges in weapons manufacturers had dropped by £800,000 over the last two years to just over £4 million. Among the firms blacklisted by Campaign Against the Arms Trade, which have been invested in by Cambridge colleges, were BAE Systems, GKN, General Electric and L-3 Communications.
University of Liverpool Arms Trade Shares
25 November 2008, , University of Liverpool Student Media
Sphinx News can reveal that under the Freedom of Information Act, the CAAT (Campaign Against Arms Trade) group have obtained details from the University of Liverpool on their investments in arms companies. The most recent figures, elucidated in July of this year, indicate that the University holds £105m worth of shares in various arms companies, including BAE Systems, Rolls Royce and The VT Group.
Student protests force national divestment drive
25 November 2008, , Nouse, University of York
A student-lead drive for ethical investment has forced numerous UK universities to divest their funding in recent years. Mobilized by reports into university funding released by the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT), students across the UK have engaged in protests and pressure groups over the last five years, in an attempt to force universities to sell their shares in companies engaged in the arms trade.
University investment in arms trade increases
25 November 2008, , Nouse, University of York
The figures, compiled by Campaign Against the Arms Trade (CAAT), show York as the UK’s sixth-largest University investor in the arms trade, and the second-largest when Oxford and Cambridge colleges are excluded. In 2006, York placed fourteenth nationally.
Campaigners warn workers about arms
25 November 2008, , Morning Star
ANTI-ARMS campaigners leafleted workers at UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) in London on Monday morning over their department's role in selling weapons. Campaign Against Arms Trade supporters warned staff that they now share resources and offices with a unit whose task is facilitating arms deals.
Santa's little snipers
12 November 2008, , Docklands 24
PROTESTORS have delivered an early Christmas present as they launch their campaign against an arms fair. Members of CAAT (Campaign Against Arms Trade) descended on London's Olympia last week for the start of the Spirit of Christmas Show.The peaceful protest saw campaigners dressed as Santa Claus and elves carrying sacks of weapons rather than presents.
Santa wages war on arms fair owners
5 November 2008, , Wharf
Visitors to the festive fair - which runs from Wednesday until Sunday at London's Olympia - were shocked to see Santa and his elves wielding their unusual Christmas presents. The group were members of the anti-war organisation Campaign Against the Arms Trade (CAAT), who have been attending recent Clarion shows in a bid to draw attention to its involvement with the unpopular DSEi defence exhibition.
London: Christmas Fair owners under pressure over role in arms trade
5 November 2008, Independent Catholic News
CAAT spokesperson Symon Hill said: "I share the disgust that many people will feel at the thought of arms fair owners celebrating the 'Spirit of Christmas'. Clarion owns arms fairs which have hosted representatives of vicious regimes including China, Colombia and Saudi Arabia. After the Baby Show shambles and the backlash from exhibitors at the Christmas Fair, Clarion's bosses can only restore their reputation by ditching their arms fairs."
London: Christmas Fair owners under pressure over role in arms trade
5 November 2008, Independent Catholic News
CAAT spokesperson Symon Hill said: "I share the disgust that many people will feel at the thought of arms fair owners celebrating the 'Spirit of Christmas'. Clarion owns arms fairs which have hosted representatives of vicious regimes including China, Colombia and Saudi Arabia. After the Baby Show shambles and the backlash from exhibitors at the Christmas Fair, Clarion's bosses can only restore their reputation by ditching their arms fairs."
Campaigners refuse to let Christmas arms merchants off the hook
5 November 2008, Ekklesia
CAAT supporter Ian Pocock, who joined the protest dressed as an elf, said: "I'm here because this is a good way to make a point about the owners of the Spirit of Christmas Fair also running DSEi, the London arms fair. Allowing countries with poor human rights records to buy weapons is no part of the spirit of Christmas."
Top Gear linked to arms trade
30 October 2008, Politics.co.uk
Popular BBC motor programme Top Gear is facing criticism over its links with a company which purchases arms fairs. The Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has written to the BBC today over its role in the MPH motor show which opens today in London. MPH will be run in association with Top Gear, but it is owned by Clarion Events, which also runs arms fairs.
BBC's Top Gear under fire over live show links to arms trade fairs
30 October 2008, , The Guardian
Campaigners against the arms trade have criticised the BBC's commercial division, BBC Worldwide, for allowing Top Gear to appear at the four-day MPH event. "Clarion is already facing a backlash from their own exhibitors and customers over their ownership of arms fairs," said a spokesman for Campaign Against Arms Trade. "Involvement with the arms trade is no longer an option for any company that cares about its reputation."
Top Gear Criticised Over Links To Arms Trade Firm
30 October 2008, Contactmusic.com
The Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has written to the BBC today over its role in the MPH motor show which opens today in London. MPH will be run in association with Top Gear, but it is owned by Clarion Events, which also runs arms fairs. "Clarion owns arms fairs which have cheerfully invited officials from brutal regimes such as China, Colombia and Saudi Arabia," said CAAT spokesperson Symon Hill
International watchdog raps UK on arms corruption case
21 October 2008, Ekklesia
The OECD's Anti-Bribery Working Group, an international watchdog which monitors corruption, has held that the UK authorities breached their obligations under international law when they cancelled a Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigation into arms deals between BAE Systems and Saudi Arabia. The Corner House and the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) have welcomed the news as a vindication of their judicial review of the decision
Baby Show caught in the crossfire
17 October 2008, , The Guardian
"Congratulations to those companies and customers who have stood up and said that the owners of the Baby Show should not be running arms fairs," said a CAAT spokesman. "Clarion is out of touch with public opinion. They can restore their reputation only by ending their involvement in the arms trade."
U.K. laws fail to halt bribery abroad, OECD finds
17 October 2008, , International Herald Tribune
The Campaign Against Arms Trade, which was one of two lobby groups that initiated the legal action against the Serious Fraud Office's decision to drop the BAE-Saudi inquiry, said the OECD report vindicated its challenge.
Colleges in arms divestment
10 October 2008, , Varsity
”We are delighted that so many Cambridge colleges have decreased their arms
investments, but are sorry to hear about all the colleges that have increased it,“ said Simon
Hill, a spokesperson for CAAT.
No defence in the eyes of the public
9 October 2008, , The Guardian
Ironically, Clarion would not own DSEI were it not for the growth in public hostility to the arms trade: it was this opposition that led its previous owner, Reed Elsevier, to sell it. The sale followed a campaign coordinated by the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) and including many of Reed's own shareholders and customers.
Expert View: Campaigning - you can keep principles intact
24 September 2008, , Third Sector
Campaign Against Arms Trade insists UK arms exports will not be seriously reduced while arms companies enjoy huge influence within government. In 2006, this influence led to the Government persuading the Serious Fraud Office to drop a corruption investigation into defence manufacturer BAE's arms deals with Saudi Arabia
Australian arms fair cancelled following public opposition
8 September 2008, Ekklesia
A major arms fair due to begin on Remembrance Day in Adelaide, Australia, has been cancelled because of high levels of protest. In the UK, the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has welcomed the news as further evidence that opposition to the arms trade is growing internationally.
Britain yields to bribery and corruption
2 September 2008, , International Relations and Security Network
According to UK ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles, "British lives on British streets were at risk" due to the BAE investigation. In December 2006, SFO Director Robert Wardle discontinued the investigation. Two UK-based public interest groups, the Campaign Against Arms Trade and The Corner House, subsequently filed the judicial review case on which the Law Lords were to rule in late July.
BAE secures £3bn ammunition deal to supply British troops
21 August 2008, , The Guardian
At an earlier hearing in the high court, Lord Justice Moses and Mr Justice Sullivan said the SFO and the government made an "abject surrender" to "blatant threats". Symon Hill, a spokesman for Campaign Against Arms Trade, said people were "outraged and far more aware of BAE's influence among government" as a result of the case.
Letters - Arms trade economics
2 August 2008, , Daily Telegraph
Arms exports account for only two per cent of visible British exports, yet arms companies receive about £850 million of subsidies from the taxpayer every year. Arms-related employment has more than halved since the Eighties; companies such as BAE have steadily reduced their British workforces in recent years. BAE will describe itself as a British company when it wants public support here, but its focus is increasingly shifting to the United States.
Lords rule SFO was lawful in halting BAE arms corruption inquiry
30 July 2008, , The Guardian
The Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) and the anti-corruption campaigners Corner House had sought a review of Wardle's decision to drop the investigation into allegations of bribery and corruption in the £43bn Al-Yamamah arms deal agreed by the Thatcher government in 1985.
SFO was right to call off BAE-Saudi corruption probe, law lords rule
30 July 2008, , Daily Telegraph
Symon Hill, from the Campaign Against The Arms Trade, added: "BAE and the government will be quickly disappointed if they think that this ruling will bring an end to public criticism."Throughout this case we have been overwhelmed with support from people in all walks of life. There has been a sharp rise in opposition to BAE's influence in the corridors of power."
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