Patriotism or profit?
Symon Hill reports on campaigners’ efforts to put BAE Sytems’ activities ‘on the record’
The chairman of the arms company BAE Systems has refused to rule out arms sales to countries that threaten the UK.In a heated annual general meeting (AGM) in the Queen Elizabeth Centre in London, chairman Dick Olver insisted that he was ‘passionate’ about British industry. He defended himself from accusations that he is more concerned with profit than patriotism.
In a room full of BAE images of union flags, campaigners pointed out that the UK now accounts for only a minority of BAE’s business.
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this article compared with the previous one demonstrates the importance of diversity in Quakerism. There is a time for silence and also for direct vonfrontation.