Parliamentary launch: Minister for Peace report

We were very excited to launch our report ‘Minister for Peace and Disarmament: An Assessment’ by Dr Tim Street in Parliament. Chaired by Ryvka Barnard, Head of Militarism and Security, War on Want, the event went extremely well, with excellent speakers and some very thoughtful questions from the audience.

Author and academic, Dr Tim Street, began by presenting to us what a Minister for Peace & Disarmament (MPD) would actually do, where the idea sprang from, and the possible pros and cons of creating an entirely new government post. Put simply, without the energy and ambition of the anti-war movement, an MPD would never have been proposed, never mind actively campaigned for. The anti-war movement has a chance to finally make its voice heard within the cabinet, on issues ranging from nuclear disarmament to the arms trade to post-conflict reconstruction and economic justice. There is also a chance here for Britain…