Claim John Swinney stayed at Peter Mandelson's residence is Mostly True
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UK tried “diplomatic blackmail” to force Mandela to buy Scottish warships
Newly-released government documents show that in 1995 the UK Conservative government threatened to cut back naval co-operation with Nelson Mandela’
Arms firms executives could face investigation for complicity in war crimes
Executives of a US arms firm which makes smart bombs in Fife could face investigation for potentially aiding and abetting
Arms firms in Scotland profit from walls to keep out asylum seekers
Arms firms in Scotland given taxpayers’ money are profiting from border security contracts in Europe designed to keep out asylum
Arms firms selling weaponry to Turkey awarded £15m of tax payers’ money
Arms firms with factories in Scotland who sell weaponry to Turkey have been given nearly £15 million of taxpayers’ money
Bomb firm told Scottish Enterprise munitions were “key growth area”
An Ayrshire firm making explosives told Scottish Enterprise that munitions were a “key growth area” when applying for taxpayers’ money,
Arms firms in Scotland fail to make checks to prevent war crimes
Arms firms with factories in Scotland are failing to undertake proper human rights checks which could prevent their products from
Secretary of State for Scotland held shares in arms firm making weapon sights
The Secretary of State for Scotland invested in a defence firm making weapon sights which applied for military export licenses
Arms firms give MPs thousands of pounds, gifts and dinners
Arms firms due to attend a trade event dubbed a “festival of violence” gave MP’s more than £60,000
Serco slammed for plans to attend arms fair while evicting asylum seekers
A private firm evicting hundreds of asylum seekers from their homes in Scotland’s largest city has been condemned over
UK government under fire for inviting ‘war crime’ states to arms fair
The UK government has been condemned for inviting regimes accused of killing children to an arms fair dubbed a “festival
UK arms sales condemned after 12,000 children killed or maimed
The UK government has been condemned for arming states named and shamed in a new United Nations (UN) report revealing
Export licence system lets ‘illegal’ arms sales to Saudi Arabia continue
Bombs and missiles will still be exported to Saudi Arabia under a secretive licensing system that means business as usual