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 £3.9 billion worth of arms to.