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Private US arms firms bid for Navy training contract at Faslane nuclear base
The training of Royal Navy recruits at Faslane nuclear base could be delivered by American multinationals who are bidding for
Court rules UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia unlawful
The UK government broke the law by selling arms to Saudi Arabia, the Court of Appeal said today in a
Concerns over Scottish Enterprise grants to Hong Kong tear gas firm
Concerns have been raised with the Scottish Government over its relationship with an arms company that sold Hong Kong tear
Firms’ human rights records checked by Scottish Enterprise
Dozens of companies have undergone human rights checks by Scottish Enterprise following concerns over public money being awarded to arms
Scottish Government hands £3m to arms firms profiting from Yemen war
Arms firms profiting from a war in Yemen that has killed 70,000 people were given nearly £3m of tax
Pension fund investments in arms firms profiting from Yemen’s war worth £130m
Council pension funds in Scotland have investments worth nearly £130 million in arms firms linked to Yemen’s conflict, a
Fife arms firm snubs meeting with MPs over Yemen bombs
Arms giant Raytheon, which has a bomb factory in Fife, has been criticised for declining to meet MPs to answer
More than 400 children killed or injured by airstrikes in Yemen
At least 443 children in Yemen have been killed or injured in air strikes over the past year, according to
Raytheon’s smart bombs linked to more alleged war crimes in Yemen
Smartbombs thought to have been part-made in Scotland were among weapons used in Yemen that killed or injured nearly 1000
House of Lords committee says UK arms sales for Yemen war are unlawful
An influential Westminster committee has ruled that UK government’s arms sales to Saudi Arabia are “narrowly on the wrong
Scottish Parliament to review ethics of pension investments
Holyrood’s £82 million pension fund is to be reviewed after campaigners questioned whether some of its investments were ethical.
Rich arms firm linked to war crimes gets free business advice
A wealthy US arms multinational in Fife linked to alleged war crimes gets free management advice from the Scottish Government’