Gloucestershire Quakers in dialogue with candidates

Gloucestershire Friends sent out a survey to general election candidates in the county

by Tara Craig 1st May 2015

A survey sent out by Friends to general election candidates across Gloucestershire elicited some unexpected responses.

Candidates from four of the five political parties running for election in the county refused to reject out of hand the possibility of a link between the UK’s investment in armaments and current levels of violence around the world. Only the Green Party representatives saw a clear link. One candidate argued that ‘it is people, not armaments that cause violence’.