‘Backroom’ lobbying on Coul Links golf plan under fire
Scottish ministers have been privately urged to back plans for a golf course on a coastal wildlife site. This has been condemned as “backdoor lobbying that tries to bypass the rules”.
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‘Devastating’ nuclear accident risks kept under wraps
A ruling allowing the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to keep nuclear safety problems secret has been condemned as a threat
Scottish Government ‘resisted’ calls to give apology over forced adoptions
The Scottish Government had decided not to apologise to victims of historic forced adoption before meeting with a leading campaigner,
Emails reveal Scottish ministers snubbed by Priti Patel over immigration raid
A series of urgent emails from the heart of the Scottish Government on the day of a Home Office immigration
Lothian Pension Fund drops Israeli bank at centre of divestment campaign
Lothian Pension Fund no longer holds shares in an Israeli bank which finances illegal West Bank settlements, prompting pro-Palestinian divestment
Poverty tsar calls for Home Office accountability over asylum support crisis
The Home Office must be held to account for the hardship it has caused asylum seekers, left without food or
Moray estate ‘illegally’ blocking land access, says MSP
A local MSP has accused the owners of a Moray estate of acting like “18th century feudal barons” by “illegally”
Revealed: spycops infiltrated Scottish anti-nuclear groups
Scottish anti-nuclear groups were spied upon by the British state in the 1970s and 1980s, according to documents released by
Children’s commissioner calls for ‘urgent review’ of asylum mother and baby unit
Scotland’s Children and Young People’s Commissioner has written to the Home Office’s housing provider demanding it “urgently
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’
Far right groups are exploiting concern over the environment
Green groups and an anti-racism organisation have warned that far right activists are trying to exploit people’s concern over
Alleged Holocaust denier and ex-BNP activists standing for independent ‘Green’ party
A candidate standing in the Scottish Parliamentary election for a political party called Independent Green Voice has been accused of
Refugee campaigners warn dawn raids must not become a ‘de facto eviction’ tactic
Refugee campaigners are calling for assurances that dawn raids will not be used as a “de facto eviction” tactic by