‘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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Exposed: Inside far right group Patriotic Alternative
Supporters of a far right group recruiting in Scotland include neo-Nazis and former members of the British National Party and
Edinburgh company linked to Covid-19 controversy in Czech Republic
A company registered in Edinburgh has been linked to a firm in the Czech Republic embroiled in controversy over a
Nigel Farage claim of ‘EU Human Rights Act’ is False
Repealing the Human Rights Act was one of the key pledges made by the Conservatives and the UK Independence Party
UK Government urged to follow President Biden and end arms sales to Saudi Arabia
Politicians, human rights groups and charities have urged the UK Government to follow a shift in US foreign policy and
Scots universities have shares worth £2m in firms linked to West Bank settlements
Scottish universities have shares worth more than £2m in companies linked to settlements in the West Bank which are considered
Fighting for new freedoms: 40 years on from the decriminalisation of homosexuality
“It must be hard for young LGBT people in the present to even imagine how difficult it was a mere
Concerns raised over ‘cramped and stressful’ asylum unit for mothers and babies
Asylum seeking women with babies in Glasgow have spoken out about stressful conditions after being moved from flats into cramped
Scots university members of green COP26 network invest £5.2m in fossil fuels and arms
Scots universities signed up to a COP26 green network of academic institutions committed to tackling climate change have shares worth
22 nuclear bombs delivered to Scotland despite Covid
As many as 22 nuclear warheads were transported from England to Scotland in eight road convoys during 2020 despite coronavirus
FFS explains: Immigration and emigration after Brexit
The end of the Brexit transition period means new rules will be in place for Scots living in the EU,
Police Scotland role in ‘hostile environment’ questioned
Police Scotland’s role in the enforcement of the Home Office’s “hostile environment” policy has been questioned, after new
SNP ‘misleading’ for condemning UK military spending after lobbying for defence contracts
The SNP has been accused of “misleading the public” after condemning the UK Government for increasing military spending despite lobbying