The anti-war movement will be rejoicing at the upheaval in Rupert Murdoch's media empire, which has given unqualified support to all the US-UK wars waged over the past thirty years.

Royal Navy medic Michael Lyons has been jailed for seven months after declaring that he was a conscientious objector because in his view the war in Afghanistan is unjustified and immoral.

Britain's borders and British people have not been under serious threat for a generation. Yet time and again our glory-hungry politicians crave battle. Why?

The true meaning of the poppy is being forgotten when it's used to support current wars and stifle criticism, says Ben Griffin, former SAS soldier.

The public are being urged to wear a poppy in support of "Our Heroes". There is nothing heroic about being blown up in a vehicle. There is nothing heroic about being shot in an ambush and there is nothing heroic about fighting in an unnecessary conflict.