Five members of Trident Ploughshares and one Faslane Peace Camper were released from custody after 32 hours without being granted their day in court following their blockade of the Trident nuclear weapons base just five days after the Scottish independence referendum.
The group wanted to send a strong message that the overwhelming desire of Scotland to be rid of nuclear weapons must be honoured. Brian Quail, one of the blockaders said “The vast majority of Scots, including those who voted No, reject Westminster ’s plans to replace Trident, as do a majority of people UK wide.
And just as the independence referendum has opened up a national debate on constitutional issues it also calls into question the replacement of Trident, a decision that will take place in early 2016, following the next general election.”
Janet Fenton from Trident Ploughshares and Scottish WILPF said “The energy of the YES campaign is not going away but redoubling and the clear rejection by 1.6million people of Westminster politics includes a rejection of reliance on these weapons of indiscriminate slaughter for our security. We are here today to send a strong message that we will not rest until we see the end of Trident and the abolition of nuclear weapons.”
The blockaders were Jane Tallents, Brian Larkin, Janet Fenton, Jean Oliver and Brian Quail.