CAMERON IGNORES MAJORITY IN SCOTLAND AGAINST TRIDENT

CAMERON IGNORES MAJORITY IN SCOTLAND AGAINST TRIDENT

MAJORITY AT ALL LEVELS AGAINST WASTING MONEY ON WMD

Commenting on David Cameron's remarks about the SNP and replacing Trident Glasgow SNP MSP and anti-Trident campaigner, Bill Kidd said the Tory leader had learnt nothing about why his party had become so unpopular in Scotland.

Mr Kidd pointed out that a Trident replacement was opposed by a majority of MPs, the Scottish Parliament, civic Scotland and the Scottish public and any attempts to foist it on Scotland were anti-Scottish.

Mr Kidd said:

"It is this sort of arrogance that has led to to the marginalisation of the Tories in Scotland. They ignored majority opinion then and it led to them being wiped out at Westminster. David Cameron seems to be making a blithe assumption that he will be Prime Minister, but the people of Scotland will have their say at the General Election.

"There is clear opposition to the grossly expensive replacement of Trident in Scotland – up to £100 billion of taxpayers money would be spent on it over the next 30 years. The Scottish Parliament have overwhelmingly voted against the son of Trident, a majority of Scottish MPs reject it, and there is widespread opposition to Trident and its replacement.

"Civil society, trade unions, religious organisations and the Scottish Government are working together to ensure a new generation of Trident missiles is kept away from Scotland's shores.

“David Cameron isn’t even in office and he is picking fights with Scotland - he should stop treating Scotland like a county and realise it is a nation.

"With David Cameron demanding investment cuts in public services, it is utterly astounding he is planning to waste even more on Trident. The money should be invested in protecting and creating jobs in these troubled economic times. With the Labour UK Government running up debts of £1.4 trillion, it is clear that we can’t afford to waste such an obscene amount of money on unwanted, unnecessary weapons of mass destruction.

"Instead of squandering billions on these devastating and dangerous missiles, David Cameron could have taken the lead in calling for an end to nuclear weapons by bringing an end to this shameful waste of resources."