Tuesday, 13 April 2010
For peace and civil liberties
The Stop the War Coalition is asking voters to lobby prospective candidates to find out their opinions on some of the great issues of the day - from Trident to Afghanistan. As a supporter of the Coalition, from its beginnings in the days after the atrocity on September 11th 2001, I'm happy to give my answers. I'm wholeheartedly for peace, against nuclear weapons and the demonisation of Britain's Muslim community and fully in support of defending our hard-won civil liberties.
In answer to the 7 Stop the War Coalition questions:
1. Do you support the immediate withdrawal of British and NATO troops from Afghanistan? Yes
2. Did you support the war in Iraq? No
3. Will you oppose any military attack on Iran by the United States or Israel? Yes
4. Do you support the immediate closure of the Guantanamo Bay prison? Yes
5. Are you opposed to the renewal of Trident nuclear weapons? Yes
6. Do you oppose the attacks on Muslims and the growing Islamophobia in British society? Yes
7. Do you agree that the use of anti-terrorist laws to restrict the right of protest is an attack on civil liberties? Yes
In answer to the 7 Stop the War Coalition questions:
1. Do you support the immediate withdrawal of British and NATO troops from Afghanistan? Yes
2. Did you support the war in Iraq? No
3. Will you oppose any military attack on Iran by the United States or Israel? Yes
4. Do you support the immediate closure of the Guantanamo Bay prison? Yes
5. Are you opposed to the renewal of Trident nuclear weapons? Yes
6. Do you oppose the attacks on Muslims and the growing Islamophobia in British society? Yes
7. Do you agree that the use of anti-terrorist laws to restrict the right of protest is an attack on civil liberties? Yes
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