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.

Over 800 UK legal professionals, including former Supreme Court justices, have called on the British government to impose sanctions on Israel, citing evidence of potential genocide and serious breaches of international law in Gaza.

In a recent Times Radio debate, former police officer Norman Brennan advocated for arming all UK police officers, citing rising crime; however, official statistics indicate that violent crime has significantly declined since the 1990s, with homicides at 9.5 per million in 2024 , and police firearm discharges remain exceedingly rare, with only two incidents in over 17,500 armed operations in 2023–24 , suggesting that Brennan’s proposal lacks empirical support and could undermine the UK’s effective model of policing by consent.

Western governments – including the UK – have funnelled billions into Ukraine’s defence while their taxpayers shoulder the mounting bill and arms companies reap increased profits.

A coalition of organisations from F-35 partner nations is calling for an immediate halt to all arms transfers to Israel, citing overwhelming evidence that these fighter jets have been used to commit serious violations of international law in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.

Unpublicised visits by senior figures within the United Kingdom’s defence establishment to Israel have been revealed, highlighting a deepening military partnership amidst escalating tensions in the Middle East.

This report analyses how media and political narratives shape responses to gun massacres in the UK, US, and Australia, highlighting contrasting public health, criminal justice, and regulatory framings in the cases of Dunblane, Las Vegas, and Port Arthur.

This report examines how media and political narratives in the UK, US, and Australia helped shape both public opinion and gun control policy to gun massacres, revealing the distinctive impacts of public health and criminal justice framings on legislative outcomes.

In 2005, a near-arrest of an Israeli official in the UK sparked a decade-long Israeli lobbying campaign, leading to 2011 legal reforms that require the Director of Public Prosecutions’ approval for arrest warrants under universal jurisdiction laws.

The UK has suspended 30 arms export licenses to Israel, citing a “clear risk” of violation of humanitarian law, following a review by the Foreign Office

The UK faces significant challenges with knife and gun violence, particularly among teenagers and in certain metropolitan areas, despite overall declining homicide rates.

The UK government’s suspension of arms export licences to Israel marks a significant move towards reducing violence and adhering to international law.