Wednesday, 23 May 2012

Putting The B Back Into BAE

Arms to Saudi Arabia, indeed!

Yet of course I want secure, high-wage, high-skilled jobs in British manufacturing. And of course I want that manufacturing to include defence. Our defence.

BAE must be brought it back into public ownership, as the monopoly supplier to our own Armed Forces and to no one else.

Meanwhile, provided that there is the necessary government action to ensure diversification and thus to preserve skills while rebuilding the manufacturing base, the sale of arms abroad must be banned, perhaps progressively, but altogether in the end.

Ed Miliband and Jon Cruddas, over to you.

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