Labour council criticised after banning military equipment from Armed Forces Day celebrations
A Council was criticized for banning military equipment from annual armed forces day celebrations and expressing the concerns of the residents about the planned protests.
The Council of York City, which was controlled by Labour, said that Fonceswatch, who is determined to “demilitarize the future ,, will protests in the city this weekend.
York marked the Armed Forces Day after the official national commemoration ceremonies last week on Saturday, but the city officials banned equipment from weapons to passage ceremony by local military groups and institutions.
Instead, the city introduced a map and guide book and a self -guided tour of the key military fields.
Council leader Claire Douglas said, ık We carefully handled the concerns of the residents with our military partners and decided that the day will continue as planned, and the only change is not the military equipment in the show. ”
“This decision does not reduce how seriously we have taken the Armed Forces Day and our deep respect and devotion to those who serve and serve. We are looking forward to a great day.”
Douglas, although the residents of the residents do not confirm what is, a soldier living in the region to the British Defense Magazine “fear will create a protest,” he said.
“Especially the Day of Armed Forces, especially the people to see what we are doing and directly to interact with us when a chance should be frustrating,” he said.
However, PPU argues that the armed forces day events give children a simple image of armed force eye -catching and fun ve and help to fuel the rise of militarism in daily life in England.
Over the years, protest groups organized regular protests throughout England on the day of military celebration. However, the number of events carried out during the day throughout the country decreased over time.
Forceswatch and PPU recorded a record number of demonstrations on the National Armed Forces Day last weekend, and claimed that the protests were doubled compared to last year and took place in more than 50 places.
Chris Steward, the leader of the Conservative Assembly members in York, said military equipment is “an important part of the day. He told Telegraph:
Mı Is there any military without equipment? Workers’ council members completely condemn this decision. The party had no cross -participation, ”he said.
Mr. Steward accused the Labor Party of falling from a proud, patriotic party ,, which was more concerned about how his actions could be increasingly disturbing his excessive supporters ”.
