Welfare not warfare should be the dominant slogan of our age
Opinion – defence spending, welfare spending
“The slogan Welfare Not Warfare” should be the most dominant slogan of our age, of this time, because we want that kind of society and not one based on militarism and war.”
Watch Stop the War convenor Lindsey German speaking at our Welfare not Warfare rally in central London on 1 April 2025, the start of the campaign against the government’s massive increase in defence spending while slashing the benefits for some of the poorest and most vulnerable people in our society.