Employment dependent on arms exports constitutes only 0.25 percent of the UK national labour force and far from providing jobs, it diverts skilled workers and investment away from more effective and sustainable job-creating activity in the civil economy. Any defence jobs lost could easily be accommodated within the overall job market, especially as the skilled manufacturing sector is currently facing shortages.

Arrow/Justice not Vengeance:
http://www.j-n-v.org/

Abolish War:
http://www.abolishwar.org.uk/home.shtml

Campaign Against the Arms Trade:
http://www.caat.org.uk/

Control Arms:
http://www.controlarms.org/index.htm

Peace workers:
http://www.peaceworkers.org.uk/

Scientists for Global Responsibility:
http://www.sgr.org.uk
(See SGR's 2005 downloadable report on UK military expenditure).

Oxford Research Group
Well-research reports on why arms exports are bad for Britain, etc.
http://www.oxfordresearchgroup.org.uk/