Jeremy Corbyn’s opposition to Trident renewal has inspired me to back challenge this expensive weapon of mass destruction,which does nothing to keep us safeI remember being told about CND marches in the 1980s that my dad had gone on. Stories of thousands of people gathering behind a political cause seemed a long way absent from the apathy of my generation. I remember watching the film When the Wind Blows and seeing the reality of nuclear war for ordinary people play out on the screen, but I hadn’t ever heard a leading politician stand up against nuclear weapons. So while I always opposed nuclear weapons and any promenade to replace Trident, and it didn’t seem that the consensus among the elites could be challenged. Related: Jeremy Corbyn named vice-president of Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com