Arms trade

Latest headlines from The Ferret about the global trade in arms and weapons.

Arms trade, Politics

UK tried “diplomatic blackmail” to force Mandela to buy Scottish warships

Joe Lo on January 16, 2020January 16, 2020

In 1995 the UK Conservative government threatened to cut back naval co-operation with Nelson Mandela's South Africa unless it bought Scottish warships.

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Arms trade, International

Arms firms executives could face investigation for complicity in war crimes

Billy Briggs on December 12, 2019December 15, 2019

Executives of a US arms firm which makes smart bombs in Fife could face investigation for potentially aiding and abetting alleged war crimes in Yemen by a military coalition led by Saudi Arabia.

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Arms trade, Human rights, International

Arms firms in Scotland profit from walls to keep out asylum seekers

Billy Briggs on November 5, 2019November 6, 2019

Arms firms in Scotland given taxpayers' money are profiting from border security contracts in Europe designed to keep out asylum seekers.

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Arms firms selling weaponry to Turkey awarded £15m of tax payers’ money

Billy Briggs on October 23, 2019October 26, 2019

The Scottish Government has handed nearly £15 million to arms firms with factories in Scotland who sell weaponry to Turkey.

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Bomb firm told Scottish Enterprise munitions were “key growth area”

Billy Briggs on September 16, 2019September 17, 2019

An Ayrshire firm making explosives told Scottish Enterprise that munitions were a "key growth area" when applying for taxpayers' money.

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Arms firms in Scotland fail to make checks to prevent war crimes

Billy Briggs on September 14, 2019September 14, 2019

Arms firms in Scotland are failing to make human rights checks which could prevent their products from being used in potential war crimes.

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Secretary of State for Scotland held shares in arms firm making weapon sights

Billy Briggs on September 9, 2019September 13, 2019

Secretary of State for Scotland Alister Jack registered £70,000 worth of shareholdings two years ago in a private equity group linked to weapons makers.

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Arms firms give MPs thousands of pounds, gifts and dinners

Billy Briggs on August 23, 2019September 1, 2019

Arms firms due to attend a trade event dubbed a “festival of violence” gave MP's more than £60,000 in donations.

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Serco slammed for plans to attend arms fair while evicting asylum seekers

Billy Briggs on August 20, 2019August 22, 2019

Serco, a firm evicting hundreds of asylum seekers from their homes in Glasgow, will be exhibiting at a controversial arms trade show.

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Arms trade

Arms trade, Politics

UK tried “diplomatic blackmail” to force Mandela to buy Scottish warships

Arms trade, International

Arms firms executives could face investigation for complicity in war crimes

Arms trade, Human rights, International

Arms firms in Scotland profit from walls to keep out asylum seekers

Arms trade, International

Arms firms selling weaponry to Turkey awarded £15m of tax payers’ money

Arms trade

Bomb firm told Scottish Enterprise munitions were “key growth area”

Arms trade, International

Arms firms in Scotland fail to make checks to prevent war crimes

Arms trade, Politics

Secretary of State for Scotland held shares in arms firm making weapon sights

Arms trade, Politics

Arms firms give MPs thousands of pounds, gifts and dinners

Arms trade

Serco slammed for plans to attend arms fair while evicting asylum seekers

Government officials worried that tree deal with Shell was “greenwashing”

UK tried “diplomatic blackmail” to force Mandela to buy Scottish warships

Call for landowners to be forced to kill more deer to protect trees

Councils have sprayed 170,000 litres of weedkiller linked to cancer