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Scots financial firms invested £7bn in nuclear weapons
Three major Scottish financial institutions — NatWest Group, Lloyds Banking Group and Standard Life Aberdeen — invested a total of £7bn in
Douglas Ross slammed for ‘two-bit tank rider’ stunt with arms firm linked to Yemen bombings
Scots Tory leader Douglas Ross has been condemned by critics of the arms trade for a “two-bit tank rider” stunt
Strathclyde Pension Fund accused of hidden investments by human rights group
A row has broken out after Strathclyde Pension Fund was accused of a lack of transparency over its investments by
Inverclyde Council passes motion urging Strathclyde Pension Fund to invest ethically
Inverclyde Council has called on Scotland’s largest council pension fund to stop investing in arms and to commit to
UK Government urged to follow President Biden and end arms sales to Saudi Arabia
Politicians, human rights groups and charities have urged the UK Government to follow a shift in US foreign policy and
Scots university members of green COP26 network invest £5.2m in fossil fuels and arms
Scots universities signed up to a COP26 green network of academic institutions committed to tackling climate change have shares worth
22 nuclear bombs delivered to Scotland despite Covid
As many as 22 nuclear warheads were transported from England to Scotland in eight road convoys during 2020 despite coronavirus
SNP ‘misleading’ for condemning UK military spending after lobbying for defence contracts
The SNP has been accused of “misleading the public” after condemning the UK Government for increasing military spending despite lobbying
Fife arms firm profits from border walls contracts and ‘state repression’
An arms company in Fife, funded by the taxpayer, has won dozens of contracts globally for border security walls, prompting
UK is second biggest arms dealer in the world
Britain is the second biggest arms dealer in the world after the US, according to new statistics from the Department
UK condemned for Saudi arms deals as more than 2,000 children killed in Yemen
The UK Government has been accused of having “immoral” trade deals with Saudi Arabia after a new report accused the
Spy satellites destined for Scottish spaceports
The arms industry is preparing to use two spaceports planned for Scotland to launch military spy satellites, an investigation by