WELFARE not warfare was the demand of a Stop the War Coalition fringe meeting at the Scottish TUC today.

Clydebank trades council delegate and GMB rep Nathan Hennebry said the case for a just transition away from fossil fuels was widely accepted in the trade union movement — “but where’s the just transition away from warfare, something completely unsustainable for mankind, never mind workers here in Scotland?”

Mr Hennebry highlighted the flashpoints that could begin a wider world war, from the carve-up of Syria following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad through the war in Ukraine and growing US aggression against China, and warned of growing militarism in British politics including the return of calls for conscription to the armed forces.