The Independent View: We cannot have back-door Trident replacement
Delaying the decision, on whether or not to replace Trident, until 2016, has been the best bit of news to come out of the coalition government. This was announced, to the delight and relief of many, in...
View ArticleThe Independent View: Alternatives to Trident replacement must include the...
Since Liam Fox made his announcement last week that while Trident replacement design is going ahead, the Lib Dems will also be looking at alternatives, there has been a flurry of derision about the...
View ArticleThe Independent View: MoD suppresses Lib Dem review and spending information...
Liberal Democrats can be rightly proud of their record on challenging like-for-like Trident replacement and keeping Britain’s nuclear weapons near the top of the political agenda – certainly during the...
View ArticleThe Independent View: Dropping the bomb
A report launched this week caught the headlines by describing the replacement of Trident as “nonsensical”. “Replacing Trident makes no sense” said the BBC, while the Guardian led with “Trident nuclear...
View ArticleThe Independent View: An opportunity to direct the debate on Trident replacement
In September 2010, Lib Dem Voice ran a revealing poll of its members to gauge opinion on Trident. With results strikingly similar to YouGov polls of Lib Dem members nationally, it found that 57% were...
View ArticleThe Independent View: Trident: It’s time to make the right decision
At a time when the future of Britain’s nuclear weapons system is under intense scrutiny – not least due to the anti-Trident position of Labour’s new leader – it is good to see Lib Dem Conference once...
View ArticleThe Independent View: time to support the UN nuclear ban treaty
Less than a year ago, the United Nations’ nuclear weapons ban treaty opened for signature. States from across the world are stepping forward to sign up to prohibit nuclear weapons – over 60 on current...
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