16.09.2015 - 02:20 [ Indepentend Catholic News ]

‚It is shameful that government welcomes arms dealers while turning away refugees‘

The polling of over 2000 adults, undertaken by Opinium LLP, a London based online market research agency, found that 70% of UK adults oppose the promotion of arms sales to governments with poor human rights records, with only 7% in support. Similarly, 60% oppose the promotion of arms sales to countries that are not democracies, with only 8% supporting them. Government statistics show that, at present, two thirds of all UK arms exports go the Middle East. The largest buyer is Saudi Arabia, which the Coalition licensed over ÂŁ3.9 billion worth of arms to.