Make Peace Count at the Ballot Box!
Posted: 23rd May 2024
General Election 2024
Everyone wants our vote on July 4th! How we cast our ballot can make a difference to the way our country is run, to the role that Britain plays in the world, and whether we stand for peace or war. For years now successive governments have backed nuclear weapons, escalated wars, broken international law and poured £billions down the military drain. Now more and more of us are saying No!
Let’s work to cast our votes for peace – let’s make sure that every candidate knows that where they stand on these great moral and political issues makes a difference at the ballot box. If they have been an MP, what has their voting record been, on Trident replacement, on Ceasefire in Gaza, on war and military spending, on nuclear power?
If they’re new to national politics we need to make sure we know their views and their track record. None of us wants to accidentally vote for a warmonger or a nuclear supporter.
How you can help
We are asking you to contact all parliamentary candidates in your constituency, and find out what their views are: on nuclear weapons, on disarmament, on calls for ceasefire, and other crucial peace and nuclear issues. Then we want you to report them back to us. We will compile the responses and publish them: to help everyone make their best election choice.
To make it easy, we have drawn up a model letter including a questionnaire for you to send to your candidate. Use our online lobby tool.
And go to our dedicated General Election 2024 page, where you can find CND’s campaign guide, links to opinion polling on key issues, and party positions on nuclear weapons.
Let’s work to make a real impact in the next six weeks. Let’s make a difference, and make sure peace counts at the ballot box.
John Glen’s reply ( Conservative)
As you have come to expect, I will be honest with you.
In these increasingly dangerous and unstable times, I am a supporter of the UK’s nuclear deterrent.
I am, however, a proud supporter of the UK’s role in curbing worldwide proliferation and upholding all of our international obligations.
The UK has long been calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Internationally, we are at the forefront of condemning Putin’s aggression in Ukraine.
We are at the global forefront of wind power and are investing in and promoting solar, ground heat source and other alternative energies but nuclear energy is a key part of our transition to net zero.
I support the UK honouring our commitment to our strategic allies, provided it is in the interests of our safety and security to do so.
Very best
John
Arthur Pendragon (Independent)
- If elected, will you pledge to prioritise funding for essential services like the NHS, education and housing over spending billions on nuclear weapons? YES
- Will you urge the UK government to fulfil its obligations on nuclear disarmament under the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty? Additionally, would you promote UK support for the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons? YES I would as I am in favour of the Zero option.
- Diplomacy and dialogue are key in bringing about peaceful resolutions to war. Will you support the call for a ceasefire in Ukraine and Gaza? YES I Do
- Will you back the ending of nuclear energy production, considering its environmental impact, high costs, and safety concerns? Yes of Course
- Will you oppose the return of US nuclear weapons to the UK, expected to be sited at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk?
Yes and for information I was Previously arrested alongside George Galloway MP at Faslane protesting these very concerns,