If I can choose ethical banking, why can't I choose ethical taxation? - Kay

I hate having to contribute towards the manufacture and purchase of weapons for killing my brothers of any race or faith. -Joyce

I support conscience because / am pacifist. I am very happy to pay my due taxes, but not for the use in wars and preparations for wars. -Bridget

If I can choose ethical banking, why can't I choose ethical taxation? - Kay

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Conscience: TAXES FOR PEACE NOT WAR works for a world where taxes are used to nurture peace, not pay for war.

We campaign for a progressive increase in the amount of UK tax spent on peacebuilding, and a corresponding decrease in the amount spent on war and preparation for war. We also campaign for the legal right of those with a conscientious objection to war to have the entire military part of their taxes spent on peacebuilding.

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Our response to military intervention in Iran

Conscience is deeply alarmed by the ongoing US and Israeli military attacks on Iran. Airstrikes on major cities and threats of further escalation risk igniting a catastrophic regional war with devastating human consequences.

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85 Seconds to midnight: A warning we can’t ignore

On 27 January 2026, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists set the clock to 85 seconds to midnight, representing the closest we have ever been to global catastrophe

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