A LEADING left-wing think tank has called on the Scottish government to set up a defence diversification agency to plan and resource the scrapping of Trident while protecting workers’ jobs.
The Jimmy Reid Foundation will launch its report, which examines the effect renewing Trident will have on jobs and the economy, tomorrow.
Report author Professor Mike Danson said: “Renewing Trident makes neither economic nor social sense.
SOPHIE BOLT argues that spending more on military will harm rather than benefit Britain by diverting vital resources away from essential public services
Only an ambitious programme of state-led investment can restore growth and improve living standards, argues MICHAEL BURKE
Expanding Britain’s nuclear capability increases the risk of nuclear confrontation. It does not keep us safe – it makes us a target, argues CAROL TURNER


