An organisation of Labour Party members and trade unionists working for peace, socialism and disarmament, and to keep these issues to the forefront of Labour's policies.
Ground the Drones
Un-manned Predator Drone
Reaper Stealth bombers (Drones) are coming to Britain
RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire is to be the home base for the control of these unmanned weapons. Pilots sitting in front of computers will operate them from thousands of miles away,
to kill by stealth, without warning. The technology is not perfect - the targets are often missed or the weapons fail, causing death and destruction to innocent civilians.
Now there are plans for fully automated systems without the need for human decision making.
The US and UK currently deploy armed drones in Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen, Pakistan and Libya.
UK drones are controlled remotely from Czech and Nevada bases. Now they are coming to the UK
The UK is investing heavily in this technology and plans to double their number of Reaper drones by 2013 at the [estimated]cost of £135 million [UKP].
"Young military personnel raised on a diet of video games now kill people remotely using joysticks.....
Far removed from the human consequences of their actions, how will this generation of fighters value the right to life?"
Philip Alston, United Nations Special Rapporteur
Information on Drones and the Campaign against them see:
Fellowship of Reconcillation:
Fellowship of Reconcillation
Drone Wars UK: Drone Wars UK
Richard Hart, LAP General Secretary e-mail
LAP General Secretary tel:07788725188