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Arms trade
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Children’s science festival slammed for arms firm link
A children’s science festival has been condemned for partnering with a US arms firm branded an “industry of death”
Arms firms in Scotland accused of profiting from refugee crisis
Arms giants with factories in Scotland have been accused of profiteering from new border security systems to prevent vulnerable people
Glasgow City Council slammed for sponsoring arms fair
Scotland’s largest council has been condemned for sponsoring an arms fair dubbed a “carnival of militarism” due to be
Italian arms firm in Edinburgh linked to bombing of Kurds in Syria
An Edinburgh factory run by an Italian arms multinational makes laser technology for the type of warplanes used by Turkey
Yemen: one third of air raids hit civilian areas
Nearly one third of air raids in Yemen carried out by a Saudi-led coalition dropping smart bombs made in Scotland
Revealed: Scots pension funds invest in firms blacklisted by UN
Scotland’s two largest council pension funds have invested in companies reported to be on a United Nations (UN) blacklist
Call for investigation after arms firms links to Whitehall exposed
A US arms company linked to alleged war crimes in Yemen had an employee working at the Department of International
Scottish taxpayers give Italian arms firm £6m
An Italian arms multinational with sales worth nearly £7 billion in 2015 has received more than £6 million of taxpayers’
Scottish council pension funds “bankrolling” arms firms
Pension funds in Scotland have £420 million worth of investments in arms companies including nearly £12m in a US arms
Sturgeon’s claim indyref shipbuilding promises were broken is Mostly True
A key feature of campaigning before the independence referendum in 2014 was the future of Scotland’s shipbuilding industry. Supporters
28 firms from Scotland due to attend arms fair in London
At least 28 firms from Scotland are due to attend an arms fair in London dubbed a “festival of violence”
High Court allows UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia: critics to appeal
Critics of the arms trade will appeal a High Court decision which allows the UK Government to continue exporting arms