Arms trade, Politics
Fife arms firm wines and dines UK ministers
A US arms firm based in Fife has held 84 meetings with the UK government since the Tories came to power.
Arms trade
Latest headlines from The Ferret about the global trade in arms and weapons.
Arms trade, Human rights, International
Italian arms firm linked to ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Syria has visited Scots schools 17 times
Leonardo, an Italian arms firm linked to ethnic cleansing in Syria, has visited Scottish schools at least 17 times over the last two years.
Arms trade, Environment, Human rights, International, Nuclear weapons
MSP pensions invested in iPhone firm with mass suicides
The pension fund for Scotland’s MSPs has invested over £100,000 in a Taiwanese company blamed for mass suicides at its iPhone factories - as well as in Russia, weapons, fossil fuels and tobacco.
Arms trade, International, Politics
Leading SNP MP under fire for UAE visit
A senior SNP politician has defended an international trip paid for by a regime accused of war crimes and human rights abuses including the abduction of dissidents.
Arms trade, International
Yemen: hundreds of alleged war crimes but only 79 investigations
There have been 366 alleged war crimes in Yemen but only 79 investigations by the Saudi-led coalition - and none by the Ministry of Defence.
Arms trade, Politics
Fife arms firm fails to boycott Saudi summit over journalist murder
A US arms giant backed by the Scottish Government attended a business summit in Saudi Arabia despite an international boycott.
Arms trade, International
US arms firm linked to war crimes taught in schools 81 times
Arms firm Raytheon, which has been linked to alleged war crimes in Yemen, taught in schools on 81 occasions over the past two years.
Arms trade, Education
Arms dealers’ school visits damned as ‘moral disgrace’
BAE Systems has visited more than 400 schools across the UK and produced lessons for children.
Arms trade, International
Arms sales to Yemen slammed as report claims war crimes cover-up
War crimes have been covered up in Yemen and the UK risks complicity in “laws-of-war violations” due to its supply of bombs made in Scotland to Saudi Arabia, claims a new report.