AOAV’s review of unsolved murders in London over the past decade found that cases are far more likely to remain unresolved when the victim is a young Black man or when the killing involves a firearm, raising questions about trust in policing, witness cooperation and unequal access to justice.

Action on Armed Violence analysis found that CEOs of the UK’s largest defence companies earned an average of £5.2 million in 2024, with executive pay rising by £1.53 million on average over the past decade and far outpacing both median UK earnings and wider FTSE 100 remuneration levels amid growing military spending.

Britain’s post-service support for 1.85 million veterans has expanded on paper but remains fragmented and underpowered in practice, leaving predictable points of failure in discharge, mental health access, compensation and housing that fall hardest on the young and the vulnerable.

AOAV’s report finds that Britain’s Armed Forces remain marked by class, gender and racial inequalities, with recruitment drawn from deprived youth, officer ranks dominated by the elite, and women and ethnic minorities facing persistent barriers despite diversity pledges — and sets out ways to fix it.

Martin Luther King Jr.’s writings form a profound and enduring critique of violence, advocating for nonviolent resistance as both a moral imperative and a strategic means of confronting injustice, structural oppression, and state power.