Sheep magazine Archive 2: issues 10-17

BRITAIN ALWAYS ON
THE LOOKOUT FOR A
SKIRMISH OR TWO
Britain is now the second biggest arms dealer in the world
Exclusive: Two-thirds of UK weapons have been sold to
Middle Eastern countries since 2010
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from Jon Stone, in The Independent
Britain is now the second biggest arms dealer in the world, official
government figures show – with most of the weapons fuelling deadly
conflicts in the Middle East.
Artwork: G.M. Payne
Since 2010 Britain has also sold arms to 39 of the 51 countries ranked
“not free” on the Freedom House “Freedom in the world” report, and 22
of the 30 countries on the UK Government’s own human rights watch list.
A full two-thirds of UK weapons over this period were sold to Middle
Eastern countries, where instability has fed into increased risk of terror
threats to Britain and across the West.
SEPTEMBER 2016