{"id":9837,"date":"2019-04-12T18:08:57","date_gmt":"2019-04-12T18:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/?post_type=events&#038;p=9837"},"modified":"2020-01-06T21:00:49","modified_gmt":"2020-01-06T21:00:49","slug":"room-1-paying-for-peace-or-paying-for-war","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/events\/room-1-paying-for-peace-or-paying-for-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Paying for Peace or Paying for War?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>War tax resisters Robin Brookes and Diana Warner talk about their campaign, with Lois Bibbings . They explain that we all pay for war through our taxes. Since 1916 conscientious objectors (COs) have had the right to refuse military service, often doing some alternative service for society such as farming or war victim relief. Citizens are no longer conscripted to fight, but are made to pay for deliberate killing through their taxes. 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