‘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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Trident nuclear base damned as ‘poor’ after polluting the Clyde
The Trident nuclear base has been condemned by the Scottish Government’s green watchdog for its “poor” environmental performance after
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
Reliability of police mobile phone evidence questioned after hack
The reliability of information gleaned from thousands of mobile phones analysed by Police Scotland could be called into question after
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
‘Sleekit’ increase in Trident nuclear warheads on the Clyde
The UK Government has secretly boosted the number of Trident nuclear warheads stored on the Clyde over the last five
Hundreds of asylum seekers still housed in hotels
Almost 400 asylum seekers are still being housed in budget hotels rooms by Home Office contractor Mears – and living on
Far right group linked to neo-Nazis applies to register as a political party
A far-right group recruiting in Scotland with links to neo-Nazis has applied to register officially as a political party. Patriotic
Diplomat turned whistleblower claims China controls students at Scots universities
A former Chinese diplomat, who turned whistleblower after defecting to Australia, has claimed that China tries to control its international
Neo-nazis active in Scotland use Instagram and Telegram to recruit youngsters
Neo-nazis are increasingly use platforms such as Instagram and Telegram to recruit young people and one of Britain’s longest-standing
Continued prison lockdowns are ‘de facto solitary confinement’
Criminal justice experts have raised serious concerns about the “de facto solitary confinement” of Scottish prisoners over the last year,
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