Mersey Councils Invest In Death
Lydia Pots | 12.05.2006 00:28 | Anti-militarism | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | Liverpool
Councils across Merseyside and Cheshire are pouring more than £28m into the world's largest arms companies - including Lockheed Martin and BAE Systems. As if that wasn't enough, they've also got a £3 million stake in Halliburton - Dick Cheney's favourite oil company!
This comes at a time when the Local Government Pension Scheme is under attack from the government and councils.
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