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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 7h

Our Co-Director @patrickmbigger on Israel’s ecocide in Gaza for @zeteouk 👇

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Zeteo UK @zeteo.uk · 02/10/2026

“The assault has been not only on the people of Gaza, but on the environment that makes life possible.” Patrick Bigger examines Gaza’s destroyed farmland, polluted water and toxic air, making the case for ecocide. zeteo.uk/p/ecocide-in...

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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

TSP's Kevin Cashman in the New Internationalist:

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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

In a letter organised by Transition Security Project, 10 unions call for Andy Burnham to end Britain’s military support for Saudi Arabia, due to the war crimes it has committed in Yemen @tribunemagazine.bsky.social 👇 tribunemag.co.uk/2026/09/trad...

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Trade Unionists to Burnham: End Military Collaboration With Saudi Arabia

Ten of the country's leading unions tell the government to end support for the war on Yemen.

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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Our Co-Director Khem Rogaly told @politicshome.bsky.social: “Saudi interventions in Yemen have relied on British military support for more than a decade, leaving a legacy of war crimes and humanitarian crisis that has killed hundreds of thousands of people”. www.politicshome.com/news/article...

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Trade Unions Call On Burnham To End 'Military Collaboration' With Saudi Arabia

Exclusive: Ten trade unions have signed an open letter to Andy Burnham calling on his government to end its 'military collaboration' with Saudi Ara...

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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🚨NEW🚨: Ten unions call for Andy Burnham to end Britain’s military support for Saudi Arabia, due to the war crimes it has committed in Yemen. The unions also argue that, contrary to government claims, “Escalating this war will make our bills more expensive”.

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simonegasperin.bsky.social @simonegasperin.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Finmeccanica used to make trains, electronics, energy technologies and machinery. Its privatisation and militarisation into Leonardo foreshadows the economic disaster awaiting Europe as it rearms its industry. More in the essay I wrote for @transitionsec.bsky.social /@cmmonwealth.bsky.social

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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The transformation of Finmeccanica is a lesson for the present. Europe needs an industrial strategy that builds a diversified and resilient economy — not one that turns civilian capacity towards war production. Read the essay on our website. transitionsecurity.org/leonardos-st...

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Leonardo’s Story: The Limitations of Military Industrial Policy and the Risks of European Rearmament

The privatisation and militarisation of Italian manufacturing is a warning to Europe today.

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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Italy’s story is a warning. In the 1990s, Finmeccanica, a powerful instrument of technological development was transformed through privatisation and militarisation into Leonardo, a military contractor. Many of the benefits of a diverse civilian manufacturing sector were lost.

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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

But this militarisation of industry won't solve the crisis in civilian manufacturing. Shifting public resources towards military procurement risks further weakening civilian industry — leaving Europe more dependent on foreign markets and technology, with lower living standards.

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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Germany and Italy have both recorded falling industrial output every year since 2023. One proposed solution is to redirect spare civilian industrial capacity towards military production — in Germany, France and Italy, legacy automotive sites are already being repurposed.

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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

European military spending is already surging. Between 2021 and 2024, spending on military equipment procurement doubled among EU member states. At the same time, civilian manufacturing is struggling under US tariffs and growing competition from China.

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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

NEW: European NATO members are set to raise military and security spending to 5% of GDP by 2035. Simone Gasperin tells the four-decade cautionary tale of Leonardo and explores the economic risks of European rearmament 🧵 transitionsecurity.org/leonardos-st...

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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

🚨 “Opposing this war is a necessity if the cost of living agenda is to succeed.” Ten trade unions have called for Andy Burnham to oppose the war on Iran & stop British bases being used to launch US air strikes. Read the letter in full 👇

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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

“Allowing American strategic bombers to strike Iran from Gloucestershire could well make Britain complicit in war crimes. It also enables a war that makes life more expensive for all of us.” Our Co-Director Khem Rogaly quoted in @theguardian.com 👇 www.theguardian.com/business/202...

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Burnham urged to tackle cost of living crisis by pressuring Trump to end Iran war

Trade unions say UK prime minister must begin by revoking permission for US to use RAF bases for airstrikes in Gulf

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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

🚨NEW🚨: Ten unions call for Andy Burnham to oppose the war on Iran & stop British bases being used to launch US air strikes. The unions argue that the “devastating, illegal war” is a catastrophe for the Middle East & that it directly undermines Burnham’s cost of living agenda.

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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Our Co-Director Khem Rogaly told @theguardian.com: “Allowing American strategic bombers to strike Iran from Gloucestershire could well make Britain complicit in war crimes. It also enables a war that makes life more expensive for all of us.” www.theguardian.com/business/202...

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Burnham urged to tackle cost of living crisis by pressuring Trump to end Iran war

Trade unions say UK prime minister must begin by revoking permission for US to use RAF bases for airstrikes in Gulf

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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

KCL economist @jdportes.bsky.social : “The new Prime Minister is rightly focused on improving living standards ... But the government cannot ignore that Trump’s illegal & unnecessary war ... make[s] that much more difficult. Both for moral & economic reasons, we should have no part in it.”

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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

The UMass Amherst economist @isabellamweber.bsky.social supported the letter: “Affordability is a peace question. While working class people face higher energy and food bills, war has provided a profiteering opportunity benefiting the rich, taking oil profits to historic highs.”

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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Military spending is a bad strategy for job creation. Our recent analysis of the extra £15 billion the last UK government devoted to its Defence Investment Plan showed that it will lead to net job losses. Find out more 🔗 transitionsecurity.org/buying-the-dip

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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

“It should not escape the Treasury’s attention that military spending is one of the worst forms of public investment for jobs and growth. Military largesse is an extremely damaging economic strategy.” Khem Rogaly quoted in @declassifieduk.org 👇 www.declassifieduk.org/chancellor_w...

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Chancellor wants military officer with him at Treasury

John Healey’s request has sparked fears about the military having too much influence over UK finances

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Taylor Barnes @tkbarnes.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

First off are stats on how the industry, already a very capital intensive one, is doubling down on that characteristic plus advancing automation, so each dollar invested in weapons creates fewer jobs. We documented these trends in @transitionsec.bsky.social transitionsecurity.org/labor-of-the...

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Taylor Barnes @tkbarnes.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I wrote about this dilemma in our @transitionsec.bsky.social report on labor in the US arms industry. The vast majority (approx 85%) is non-union: transitionsecurity.org/labor-of-the... And therefore you can get fired for any reason, including for speech: inkstickmedia.com/workers-at-d...

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Labor of the US Military-Industrial Complex

Jobs in the military industry have declined even as the Pentagon budget soars, exposing a broken industrial model.

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People's Forum on Peace and Neutrality @neutralityforum.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

"The reality is that military spending doesn't produce jobs and growth." Co-director of @transitionsec.bsky.social and researcher on military industries Khem Rogaly explains at the People's Forum on Peace and Neutrality why the so-called "defense dividend" doesn't add up.

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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

“Researchers believe the different job creation numbers may reflect the fact that defence supply chains are highly international, suggesting the government is spending billions of pounds creating jobs in other countries.” Our new analysis in @theguardian.com 👇 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Infrastructure cuts to pay for defence will cost UK 10,000 jobs, analysis shows

Exclusive: Findings cast doubt on Starmer claims that reallocation of funds to MoD will boost British jobs

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Tobita Chow @tobitac.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Originally at @transitionsec.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/tran...

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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

“The idea that military spending can provide a defence dividend is misleading ... far more jobs are created when investing in public needs like health, education and addressing the climate crisis.” Khem Rogaly quoted on our new analysis in @theguardian.com 👇 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Infrastructure cuts to pay for defence will cost UK 10,000 jobs, analysis shows

Exclusive: Findings cast doubt on Starmer claims that reallocation of funds to MoD will boost British jobs

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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

“The findings cast doubt on claims by Starmer and his chancellor, Rachel Reeves, that they are boosting British jobs by reallocating large chunks of government spending to the Ministry of Defence (MoD).” Our new analysis in @theguardian.com 👇 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Infrastructure cuts to pay for defence will cost UK 10,000 jobs, analysis shows

Exclusive: Findings cast doubt on Starmer claims that reallocation of funds to MoD will boost British jobs

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Taylor Barnes @tkbarnes.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

My @inkstickmedia.com latest: Ohioans tried to vote on a weapons plant. Then the state changed the rules. We got bombshell emails from "arsenal of democracy" Anduril's lobbyist targeting the farmers behind the ballot initiatives inkstickmedia.com/in-ohio-who-... www.youtube.com/shorts/_xyNB...

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Emails Show Defense Tech Lobbyist Targets Local Voters

YouTube video by Inkstick Media

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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

“The idea that military spending can provide a defence dividend is misleading: job losses will result from this latest funding settlement while the opportunity cost of military spending is sharp.” Khem Rogaly quoted on our new analysis in @theguardian.com 👇 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Infrastructure cuts to pay for defence will cost UK 10,000 jobs, analysis shows

Exclusive: Findings cast doubt on Starmer claims that reallocation of funds to MoD will boost British jobs

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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

“Spending cuts to fund defence plans ‘will cost 10,000 UK jobs’” Our new analysis on the front page of @theguardian.com today 👇

Front page of the Guardian newspaper with headline "spending cuts to fund defence plans will cost 10,000 uk jobs"

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Adrienne Buller @adriennebuller.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Last Friday I was lucky enough to chair a panel feat. very brilliant @samar42.bsky.social Adam Hanieh, Guillaume Long and @lorahsteichen.bsky.social @transitionsec.bsky.social we talked about the links b/w climate and conflict, & how we build a more peaceful world www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ6X...

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War and Peace in a Warming World w/ Samar Al-Bulushi, Adam Hanieh, Guillaume Long, Lorah Steichen

YouTube video by The BREAK—DOWN

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Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament @cnduk.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

More evidence that increasing military spending will actually result in job losses - over 10,000 according to Khem Rogaly of @transitionsec.bsky.social. #PeopleNotNukes www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Infrastructure cuts to pay for defence will cost UK 10,000 jobs, analysis shows

Exclusive: Findings cast doubt on Starmer claims that reallocation of funds to MoD will boost British jobs

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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

“Unless it reverses course, the Government has prioritised the budget of a Ministry of Defence that loses billions each year to waste, fraud, mismanagement and global power projection over the needs of the public.” Read our new briefing in full 👇 www.transitionsecurity.org/buying-the-dip

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Buying the Dip: The Defence Investment Plan Will Lead to Domestic Unemployment

The “defence dividend” promised by the UK Government will not materialise.

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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

The expansive spending pathway taken by government to meet the NATO target more than doubles the military budget by the 2035/36 financial year, costing £279.3bn more than if military spending were kept at the current share of GDP.

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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

A highly conservative estimate suggests that the Ministry of Defence loses more than £7bn per year to waste, fraud, overspending within its nuclear weapons programme and Middle East deployments.

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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

The MoD's 2029/30 financial year budget is already 47% higher than the reference 2023/24 financial year and about 27% higher in real terms. Much of this growth is driven by unnecessary spending.

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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

If proportional cuts are used to fund £4.7bn of unbudgeted funding unaddressed in the Plan, then these job losses could more than double. This would see the Energy dept losing more than £3.9bn in capital investment by the 2029/30 financial year, Transport £2.4bn and Health £1bn.

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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Cuts used to fund the £15 billion in additional military spending in the Defence Investment Plan will lead to around 10,000 net jobs lost in the UK.

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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

🚨 NEW: Our new analysis has found that the funding settlement issued with the Defence Investment Plan will lead to a net loss in jobs in the UK. 📑 Buying the Dip: The Defence Investment Plan Will Produce Domestic Unemployment Our key findings 🧵👇

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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

“It's luxury for the Ministry of Defence and austerity for everyone else.” Our Co-Director Khem Rogaly for @novaramedia.com 👇

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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

“The money for the MoD is already increasing significantly ... where we need public investment is in other urgent priorities. It's addressing the cost of living crisis. It's addressing the climate transition.” Our Co-Director Khem Rogaly on @lbc.co.uk 👇

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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

“Who should [the public] believe ... the current government or military chiefs?” “Actually, neither.” Our Co-Director Khem Rogaly on @lbc.co.uk 👇

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The BREAK—DOWN @the-breakdown.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

The US is now an empire that is in decline. On the new episode of The BREAK–DOWN podcast we're joined by author and Professor of Gulf Studies at the University of Exeter, @lalehkhalili.bsky.social

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