ISH Panel: ‘Scotland & the Arms Trade’ | Bryan Simpson
Channel: Campaign Against Arms Trade
Date: 2021-04-11

ISH Panel: ‘Scotland & the Arms Trade’ | Bryan Simpson

Our It Starts Here Conference returns for another year - this time revamped (and digital)!

We were excited to continue our jam-packed Saturday programme with our fourth panel of the day.
In theory, Scotland should be leading the way in opposition to the UK’s arms industry; but in practice, the Scottish government has poured millions from the public purse into companies that fuel conflict and support repression around the world. In this panel, our speakers dissected Scotland’s contribution to the UK’s arms industry and how we should be engaging affected communities and the defence workers being left behind to build real resistance and bring an end to the deadly arms trade.

The panel was moderated by Emma Cockburn, Scotland Co-ordinator at Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT).


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Bryan Simpson is an industrial organiser for Unite the Union and established the highly successful Unite Hospitality section of the union in 2017 and the Better than Zero campaign before that. Bryan represents and supports workers across Scotland and provides legal knowledge, organising skills and collective confidence.