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| Actor Mark Rylance and musician Brian Eno will deliver a letter to David Cameron today signed by writers, actors, politicans, filmmakers, trade unionists, artists. In it, they urge Cameron to “look for political solutions as the only viable way to end the conflict.” | |
| The letter, signed by Frankie Boyle, Will Self and Caroline Lucas among others, reads: | |
| The current rush to bomb Syria following the terrible events in Paris risks a dangerous escalation which will inflame the war there and increase bitterness against the West. The US has been bombing Isis for a year and admits that Isis is as strong as ever and has continued recruiting. | |
| The experience of the wars in Afghanistan Iraq and Libya shows that Western military interventions lead to large scale casualties, devastating destruction and huge flows of refugees. | |
| Far from tackling terrorism the last fourteen years of war have seen massively increased Jihadi terrorist organisation around the world. | |
| Rather than ignoring this recent history by joining the long list of countries that have bombed Syria in the last year we urge the government to stop arming reactionary and aggressive regimes like Saudi Arabia and Qatar that sponsor terrorist groups and look for political solutions as the only viable way to end the conflict. | |
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| 11.46am GMT11:46 | |
| David Cameron published a document on Thursday outlining his case for airstrikes against Islamic State. He said: “The threats to our interests and to our people are such that we cannot afford to stand aside and not to act. | |
| “Throughout Britain’s history we have been called on time and again to make the hardest of decisions in defence of our citizens and our country. Today one of the greatest threats we face to our security is the threat from Isil.” | |
| In a statement to the Commons the prime minister asked: “If not now, when?” | |
| Updated at 11.47am GMT | |
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| Nearly 6,000 people have so far indicated on Facebook that they will attend the London protest organised by the Stop the War coalition.The Downing Street protest will begin at midday. Similar protests, public meetings and actions are planned in 18 towns and cities, including Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, Sheffield and Swansea. | Nearly 6,000 people have so far indicated on Facebook that they will attend the London protest organised by the Stop the War coalition.The Downing Street protest will begin at midday. Similar protests, public meetings and actions are planned in 18 towns and cities, including Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, Sheffield and Swansea. |
| Protesters have begun gathering outside Sheffield town hall. | Protesters have begun gathering outside Sheffield town hall. |
| Don't Bomb Syria protest #sheffield #stopthewar #sypeoplesassembly pic.twitter.com/ma0vAqLwVB | Don't Bomb Syria protest #sheffield #stopthewar #sypeoplesassembly pic.twitter.com/ma0vAqLwVB |
| 11.20am GMT11:20 | 11.20am GMT11:20 |
| Nicola Slawson | Nicola Slawson |
| Welcome to our live blog covering today’s protests against government plans to launch a bombing campaign in Syria. | Welcome to our live blog covering today’s protests against government plans to launch a bombing campaign in Syria. |
| Marches, public meetings and actions are planned in 18 towns and cities across the country, including a large gathering outside Downing Street and we’ll be blogging about the events throughout the day. | Marches, public meetings and actions are planned in 18 towns and cities across the country, including a large gathering outside Downing Street and we’ll be blogging about the events throughout the day. |
| 11.20am GMT11:20 | 11.20am GMT11:20 |
| If you’re attending a protest today, we’d like you to share your images, video and reasons why you’re taking part. Click on the blue button at the top of this article. We’ll use a selection of responses in our reporting.Your security is most important. We recognise it may not always be safe to record or share your experiences – so please think about this when sharing your content with GuardianWitness. | If you’re attending a protest today, we’d like you to share your images, video and reasons why you’re taking part. Click on the blue button at the top of this article. We’ll use a selection of responses in our reporting.Your security is most important. We recognise it may not always be safe to record or share your experiences – so please think about this when sharing your content with GuardianWitness. |