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Scottish Government agency still giving grants to arms firms supplying Israel
A Scottish Government agency has given hundreds of thousands of pounds of taxpayer money to arms companies supplying Israel since
Arms firms supplying Israel with bombs and parts for warplanes invited to Holyrood
Arms companies supplying Israel with bombs and parts for warplanes have been invited to the Scottish Parliament despite the rising
Scottish Enterprise criticised over human rights checks on firms selling to Israel and Saudi Arabia
Hundreds of human rights checks have been made on companies seeking grants from Scottish Enterprise since 2019, and no firm
Scottish Government accused of funding ‘marketplace of death’ with £8m in public grants
The Scottish Government has given over £8m in public grants to companies exhibiting at a London arms fair hosting states
Trident nuclear project can’t be delivered, says watchdog
Delivery of nuclear reactors to power a new fleet of Trident submarines on the Clyde has been branded as “unachievable”
Military spending massively outstripping climate finance, report warns
The world’s richest countries — including the UK — are spending 30 times more on their armed forces than financial support
UK Government and arms firms in Scotland condemned after child deaths in Gaza
The UK Government and arms firms based in Scotland have been condemned for arms sales to Israel after 16 children
Arms firms funded by Scottish Enterprise linked to displacement of refugees
Arms firms given taxpayers’ money by Scottish Enterprise have been linked to the displacement of tens of thousands civilians escaping
Safety fears over military drone test flights
Protests are being planned after the UK Civil Aviation Authority sanctioned the testing of a massive new military drone at
‘We have to be optimists’: how can Scotland rebuild trust?
Scotland needs a radical shift in the way that power and influence are distributed to help address democratic deficits and
How Scotland’s arms dealers held thousands of meetings with UK Government behind closed doors
Five private companies who employ around three quarters of the workforce in Scotland’s arms industry had thousands of closed
Arms firms selling weapons to Israel received nearly £10m in Scottish Enterprise grants
Arms firms in Scotland who sell weapons to Israel received nearly £10m in grants from Scottish Enterprise, prompting concerns taxpayers’