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| Marchers call to 'bin the bomb' | Marchers call to 'bin the bomb' |
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| Campaigners on a peace march across Scotland have held a rally in Glasgow calling on the UK Government to scrap its nuclear deterrent. | |
| The group, Scotland's for Peace, is walking 85 miles to Holyrood to oppose replacing the Trident missile system. | The group, Scotland's for Peace, is walking 85 miles to Holyrood to oppose replacing the Trident missile system. |
| It is backed by senior church figures, unions and peace activists. Several hundred people gathered to take part in the George Square event. | It is backed by senior church figures, unions and peace activists. Several hundred people gathered to take part in the George Square event. |
| The Long Walk for Peace will reach the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday. | The Long Walk for Peace will reach the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday. |
| We should be ashamed to have them sited on our shores Nicola SturgeonSNP Holyrood leader | We should be ashamed to have them sited on our shores Nicola SturgeonSNP Holyrood leader |
| Speakers at the gathering included anti-war campaigner Rose Gentle, whose soldier son Gordon was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq, Socialist leader Colin Fox and SNP Holyrood leader Nicola Sturgeon. | Speakers at the gathering included anti-war campaigner Rose Gentle, whose soldier son Gordon was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq, Socialist leader Colin Fox and SNP Holyrood leader Nicola Sturgeon. |
| Ms Sturgeon said: "Nuclear weapons are a scar on Scotland and a threat to world peace. | Ms Sturgeon said: "Nuclear weapons are a scar on Scotland and a threat to world peace. |
| "We should be ashamed to have them sited on our shores. | "We should be ashamed to have them sited on our shores. |
| "Yet Scotland's first minister has repeatedly failed to say whether he backs the replacement of the Trident nuclear missile system." | "Yet Scotland's first minister has repeatedly failed to say whether he backs the replacement of the Trident nuclear missile system." |
| 'Voices matter' | 'Voices matter' |
| Ms Sturgeon claimed that the cost of replacing Trident to Scotland will be £2.125bn, which she said could pay for 10 secondary schools, five hospitals, 30 sports centres and hundreds of doctors, dentists and teachers. | Ms Sturgeon claimed that the cost of replacing Trident to Scotland will be £2.125bn, which she said could pay for 10 secondary schools, five hospitals, 30 sports centres and hundreds of doctors, dentists and teachers. |
| On Thursday, First Minister Jack McConnell said its replacement was a matter which required serious debate and not a "knee-jerk reaction". | On Thursday, First Minister Jack McConnell said its replacement was a matter which required serious debate and not a "knee-jerk reaction". |
| Defence is a reserved issue for Westminster, but Bruce Kent, from the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, said MSPs could join the debate on a nuclear future. | Defence is a reserved issue for Westminster, but Bruce Kent, from the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, said MSPs could join the debate on a nuclear future. |
| He said: "Let the Scottish MSPs stand on the steps of their parliament and decide to do it outside the parliament, if they can't do it inside the parliament. | He said: "Let the Scottish MSPs stand on the steps of their parliament and decide to do it outside the parliament, if they can't do it inside the parliament. |
| "In England we don't know whether they're mandated to do this or not, we don't care, it's their voices that matter, what they say." | "In England we don't know whether they're mandated to do this or not, we don't care, it's their voices that matter, what they say." |