Vron Ware
@vronsta.bsky.social
Writer and taker of pictures. Books like Beyond the Pale: white women, racism and history (1992), Return of a Native: learning from the Land (2022) and England's Military Heartland: preparing for war on Salisbury Plain (with 3 m8s). http://vronware.org
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British soldiers paused firing white phosphorus in Kenya after Declassified revealed the munition was routinely being used there.
The policy change was disclosed in a witness statement the British army gave to a Kenyan parliamentary inquiry.
www.declassifieduk.org/british-army...
The policy change was disclosed in a witness statement the British army gave to a Kenyan parliamentary inquiry.
www.declassifieduk.org/british-army...
British army scales back firing white phosphorus in Kenya
Troops have not trained with the hazardous chemical since Declassified exposed the practice three years ago.
www.declassifieduk.org
November 5, 2025 at 9:33 AM
British soldiers paused firing white phosphorus in Kenya after Declassified revealed the munition was routinely being used there.
The policy change was disclosed in a witness statement the British army gave to a Kenyan parliamentary inquiry.
www.declassifieduk.org/british-army...
The policy change was disclosed in a witness statement the British army gave to a Kenyan parliamentary inquiry.
www.declassifieduk.org/british-army...
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👉NEW -- No prosecution of British soldier who shot Kenyan in back
by Phil Miller
A court in Kenya said the soldier should be put on trial for murder, but Britain’s military refuses to take action.
www.declassifieduk.org/no-prosecuti...
by Phil Miller
A court in Kenya said the soldier should be put on trial for murder, but Britain’s military refuses to take action.
www.declassifieduk.org/no-prosecuti...
No prosecution of British soldier who shot Kenyan in back
A court in Kenya said the soldier should be put on trial for murder, but Britain’s military refuses to take action.
www.declassifieduk.org
October 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
👉NEW -- No prosecution of British soldier who shot Kenyan in back
by Phil Miller
A court in Kenya said the soldier should be put on trial for murder, but Britain’s military refuses to take action.
www.declassifieduk.org/no-prosecuti...
by Phil Miller
A court in Kenya said the soldier should be put on trial for murder, but Britain’s military refuses to take action.
www.declassifieduk.org/no-prosecuti...
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“It's time now for the international community to draw clear boundaries on AI militarization and autonomy.”
– @lodedew.bsky.social
#StopKillerRobots #AutonomousWeapons #UNGA80
– @lodedew.bsky.social
#StopKillerRobots #AutonomousWeapons #UNGA80
October 15, 2025 at 9:50 PM
“It's time now for the international community to draw clear boundaries on AI militarization and autonomy.”
– @lodedew.bsky.social
#StopKillerRobots #AutonomousWeapons #UNGA80
– @lodedew.bsky.social
#StopKillerRobots #AutonomousWeapons #UNGA80
Finally somebody gets it! Thank you @nicolawriting.bsky.social and @caughtbytheriver.bsky.social from all of us. #militarism #SalisburyPlain #colonialcountryside #ruraldiversity #righttoroam #greenwash #armsindustry #endlesswar etc etc
This is a fascinating, important inquiry of a book - & I can’t think of another like it: how the Army, Salisbury Plain and the Tidworth ranges, even at a few miles distant, are an embedded, camouflaged part of this rural county. My review for @caughtbytheriver.bsky.social @vronsta.bsky.social et al
‘England’s Military Heartland’ is a unique, insightful, in-depth inquiry into how war ideology, preparation and practice has insinuated itself into the narrative of Salisbury Plain, writes @nicolawriting.bsky.social www.caughtbytheriver.net/2025/10/engl...
October 14, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Finally somebody gets it! Thank you @nicolawriting.bsky.social and @caughtbytheriver.bsky.social from all of us. #militarism #SalisburyPlain #colonialcountryside #ruraldiversity #righttoroam #greenwash #armsindustry #endlesswar etc etc
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How to puncture prevalent European understandings of the Mediterranean? The colonizing impulse inscribed in Western historiography can't be undone by adding previously repressed & unacknowledged histories.
THE MEDITERRANEAN QUESTION: new coordinates for another Mediterranean.
tinyurl.com/yv9svw25
THE MEDITERRANEAN QUESTION: new coordinates for another Mediterranean.
tinyurl.com/yv9svw25
September 24, 2025 at 10:28 PM
How to puncture prevalent European understandings of the Mediterranean? The colonizing impulse inscribed in Western historiography can't be undone by adding previously repressed & unacknowledged histories.
THE MEDITERRANEAN QUESTION: new coordinates for another Mediterranean.
tinyurl.com/yv9svw25
THE MEDITERRANEAN QUESTION: new coordinates for another Mediterranean.
tinyurl.com/yv9svw25
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Today on World Peace Day, we reflect on the urgent need to challenge militarism and build security through justice, peacebuilding, cooperation, and care for people and the planet.
https://www.forceswatch.net/
https://www.forceswatch.net/
September 21, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Today on World Peace Day, we reflect on the urgent need to challenge militarism and build security through justice, peacebuilding, cooperation, and care for people and the planet.
https://www.forceswatch.net/
https://www.forceswatch.net/
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Just to illustrate how much worse it's got, I have received more abuse over the past year and a bit - including death threats and a large volume of antisemitism - for what I write than in the previous 15 years of covering migration and the far right put together.
More than 150 lawyers and refugee NGOs report being ‘pressured into silence’ by far-right protesters.
At least two groups supporting UK asylum seekers have closed their offices after credible threats to their safety
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
At least two groups supporting UK asylum seekers have closed their offices after credible threats to their safety
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
More than 150 lawyers and refugee NGOs report being ‘pressured into silence’ by far-right protesters
At least two groups supporting UK asylum seekers have closed their offices after credible threats to their safety
www.theguardian.com
September 22, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Just to illustrate how much worse it's got, I have received more abuse over the past year and a bit - including death threats and a large volume of antisemitism - for what I write than in the previous 15 years of covering migration and the far right put together.
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The book follows a ten-year investigation of the military training area on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire and explores what it means to live next to a military base. It’s a great read, covering so many aspects of militarised communities, landscapes and wider policies.
September 22, 2025 at 10:31 AM
The book follows a ten-year investigation of the military training area on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire and explores what it means to live next to a military base. It’s a great read, covering so many aspects of militarised communities, landscapes and wider policies.
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This is a piece I wrote for PhD students on strategies for doing doctoral work committed to political consciousness, anti-racism and social transformation.
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
(PDF) Resisting Neoliberalism's War on the Sociological Imagination: Reflections on PhD Work as Anti-Racist Practice
PDF | This article reflects on undertaking PhD work as a form of anti-racist practice from an angle with significant promise for sociology and the... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on...
www.researchgate.net
September 17, 2025 at 9:49 AM
This is a piece I wrote for PhD students on strategies for doing doctoral work committed to political consciousness, anti-racism and social transformation.
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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It's 6 years since we published our first investigation.
Since then we've published 867 more.
Plus dozens of videos and interviews.
And we're growing in influence and impact -- thanks to you for supporting us 🙏
👉 Help us change things. Join us secure.declassifieduk.org/page/175488/...
Since then we've published 867 more.
Plus dozens of videos and interviews.
And we're growing in influence and impact -- thanks to you for supporting us 🙏
👉 Help us change things. Join us secure.declassifieduk.org/page/175488/...
September 10, 2025 at 1:24 PM
It's 6 years since we published our first investigation.
Since then we've published 867 more.
Plus dozens of videos and interviews.
And we're growing in influence and impact -- thanks to you for supporting us 🙏
👉 Help us change things. Join us secure.declassifieduk.org/page/175488/...
Since then we've published 867 more.
Plus dozens of videos and interviews.
And we're growing in influence and impact -- thanks to you for supporting us 🙏
👉 Help us change things. Join us secure.declassifieduk.org/page/175488/...
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Dodgy statistics and fringe beliefs: the groups behind Reform’s anti-migrant agenda
Dodgy statistics and fringe beliefs: the groups behind Reform’s anti-migrant agenda
Reform has been exploiting fears around attacks on women to stoke hate against migrants. Good Law Project investigates the flawed statistics and the group with far-right links that have helped spread...
goodlawproject.org
September 10, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Dodgy statistics and fringe beliefs: the groups behind Reform’s anti-migrant agenda
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The government says UK arms exports globally "are now worth over £14.5 billion annually and growing – making Britain the world’s second-largest arms exporter after the United States".
We always knew Labour would be worse than the Tories on arms exports.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
We always knew Labour would be worse than the Tories on arms exports.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Backing British business: reforms to champion UK defence companies on the world stage
Defence Industrial Strategy will unveil reforms to champion British defence businesses to increase export sales through cutting red tape and expanded financial backing.
www.gov.uk
September 9, 2025 at 7:38 AM
The government says UK arms exports globally "are now worth over £14.5 billion annually and growing – making Britain the world’s second-largest arms exporter after the United States".
We always knew Labour would be worse than the Tories on arms exports.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
We always knew Labour would be worse than the Tories on arms exports.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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September 6, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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In December 2023, Israeli president Isaac Herzog was pictured signing bombs due to be dropped on Gaza.
Next week he’ll be in the UK at the invitation of the British government.
Next week he’ll be in the UK at the invitation of the British government.
September 5, 2025 at 10:27 AM
In December 2023, Israeli president Isaac Herzog was pictured signing bombs due to be dropped on Gaza.
Next week he’ll be in the UK at the invitation of the British government.
Next week he’ll be in the UK at the invitation of the British government.
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So hard, watching this, to rein in that knee-jerk (male?) desire that violence be met with greater violence. Not proud of how much I want these bullying old cunts to get their heads kicked in. #antifascism
This is vile. Local guy speaks to Sky News about the impact of asylum seekers protests. Watch what happens and share widely
September 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
So hard, watching this, to rein in that knee-jerk (male?) desire that violence be met with greater violence. Not proud of how much I want these bullying old cunts to get their heads kicked in. #antifascism
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🚨Declassified will be presenting witness testimony at The Gaza Tribunal today, focussing on Britain's military support for Israel and its role in the genocide.
You can watch the livestream here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3un...
You can watch the livestream here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3un...
The Gaza Tribunal - Day One
YouTube video by Project for Peace & Justice by Jeremy Corbyn
www.youtube.com
September 4, 2025 at 9:07 AM
🚨Declassified will be presenting witness testimony at The Gaza Tribunal today, focussing on Britain's military support for Israel and its role in the genocide.
You can watch the livestream here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3un...
You can watch the livestream here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3un...
www.caughtbytheriver.net/2025/09/engl...
Here, for anyone who's interested in how war is made at home, is a snippet from our investigation into one of the most militarised parts of the UK - thanks to the wonderful folk at Caught by the River
Here, for anyone who's interested in how war is made at home, is a snippet from our investigation into one of the most militarised parts of the UK - thanks to the wonderful folk at Caught by the River
England’s military heartland | Caught by the River | Caught by the River
www.caughtbytheriver.net
September 4, 2025 at 11:03 AM
www.caughtbytheriver.net/2025/09/engl...
Here, for anyone who's interested in how war is made at home, is a snippet from our investigation into one of the most militarised parts of the UK - thanks to the wonderful folk at Caught by the River
Here, for anyone who's interested in how war is made at home, is a snippet from our investigation into one of the most militarised parts of the UK - thanks to the wonderful folk at Caught by the River
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👉 NEW - Labour must not award Elbit a £2 billion military deal
By Andrew Feinstein, Paul Holden and Jack Cinamon
Why are Israel’s largest arms firm and a company mired in a corruption scandal even being considered for training British troops?
www.declassifieduk.org/labour-must-...
By Andrew Feinstein, Paul Holden and Jack Cinamon
Why are Israel’s largest arms firm and a company mired in a corruption scandal even being considered for training British troops?
www.declassifieduk.org/labour-must-...
Labour must not award Elbit a £2 billion military deal
Why are Israel’s largest arms firm and a company mired in a corruption scandal even being considered for training British troops?
www.declassifieduk.org
August 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
👉 NEW - Labour must not award Elbit a £2 billion military deal
By Andrew Feinstein, Paul Holden and Jack Cinamon
Why are Israel’s largest arms firm and a company mired in a corruption scandal even being considered for training British troops?
www.declassifieduk.org/labour-must-...
By Andrew Feinstein, Paul Holden and Jack Cinamon
Why are Israel’s largest arms firm and a company mired in a corruption scandal even being considered for training British troops?
www.declassifieduk.org/labour-must-...
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ICYMI: On the far right's complicated history with the British countryside, from Mosley to Farage 👇
(@rsmythfreelance.bsky.social)
(@rsmythfreelance.bsky.social)
ESSAY: “Fascism’s problem is this: it despises the city, but is of the city”
Writer Richard Smyth unravels the complex history of the far right and the British countryside.
open.substack.com
September 1, 2025 at 3:09 PM
ICYMI: On the far right's complicated history with the British countryside, from Mosley to Farage 👇
(@rsmythfreelance.bsky.social)
(@rsmythfreelance.bsky.social)
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NEW - Labour must not award Elbit a £2 billion military deal
By @andrewfeinstein.bsky.social, Paul Holden and Jack Cinamon
Why are Israel’s largest arms firm and a company mired in a corruption scandal even being considered for training British troops?
www.declassifieduk.org/labour-must-...
By @andrewfeinstein.bsky.social, Paul Holden and Jack Cinamon
Why are Israel’s largest arms firm and a company mired in a corruption scandal even being considered for training British troops?
www.declassifieduk.org/labour-must-...
Labour must not award Elbit a £2 billion military deal
Why are Israel’s largest arms firm and a company mired in a corruption scandal even being considered for training British troops?
www.declassifieduk.org
August 28, 2025 at 8:22 AM
NEW - Labour must not award Elbit a £2 billion military deal
By @andrewfeinstein.bsky.social, Paul Holden and Jack Cinamon
Why are Israel’s largest arms firm and a company mired in a corruption scandal even being considered for training British troops?
www.declassifieduk.org/labour-must-...
By @andrewfeinstein.bsky.social, Paul Holden and Jack Cinamon
Why are Israel’s largest arms firm and a company mired in a corruption scandal even being considered for training British troops?
www.declassifieduk.org/labour-must-...
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🪖NEW ARTICLE
As the Labour Government enters its 2nd year we look at how the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme has expanded during their rule.
“almost one tenth of the House of Commons is currently participating in an arms industry funded military cosplay fantasy.”
As the Labour Government enters its 2nd year we look at how the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme has expanded during their rule.
“almost one tenth of the House of Commons is currently participating in an arms industry funded military cosplay fantasy.”
ForcesWatch » A 'chief of staff' and 'enduring relationships': The advance of military interests in Parliament
As the Labour Government enters its second year we take a look at how the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme has expanded during their rule, and aspects of its influence that we have uncovered.
tinyurl.com
August 27, 2025 at 4:47 PM
🪖NEW ARTICLE
As the Labour Government enters its 2nd year we look at how the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme has expanded during their rule.
“almost one tenth of the House of Commons is currently participating in an arms industry funded military cosplay fantasy.”
As the Labour Government enters its 2nd year we look at how the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme has expanded during their rule.
“almost one tenth of the House of Commons is currently participating in an arms industry funded military cosplay fantasy.”
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👉 NEW - How we helped Kenyans win environmental battle with UK army
By Phil Miller
Four years after British troops caused a major fire in Kenya, victims are receiving compensation – thanks in part to our investigation.
www.declassifieduk.org/how-we-helpe...
By Phil Miller
Four years after British troops caused a major fire in Kenya, victims are receiving compensation – thanks in part to our investigation.
www.declassifieduk.org/how-we-helpe...
How we helped Kenyans win environmental battle with UK army
Four years after British troops caused a major fire in Kenya, victims are receiving compensation – thanks in part to our investigation.
www.declassifieduk.org
August 27, 2025 at 9:21 AM
👉 NEW - How we helped Kenyans win environmental battle with UK army
By Phil Miller
Four years after British troops caused a major fire in Kenya, victims are receiving compensation – thanks in part to our investigation.
www.declassifieduk.org/how-we-helpe...
By Phil Miller
Four years after British troops caused a major fire in Kenya, victims are receiving compensation – thanks in part to our investigation.
www.declassifieduk.org/how-we-helpe...