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Andrew Smith
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28 firms from Scotland due to attend arms fair in London
28 firms from Scotland due to attend an arms fair dubbed a “festival of violence” - including a US arms giant with a factory in Fife.
High Court allows UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia: critics to appeal
Critics of the arms trade will appeal a High Court decision which allows the UK Government to continue exporting arms to Saudi Arabia.
RAF trained air force accused of war crimes in Yemen
The UK trained an air force at the centre of war crime allegations in Yemen how to carry out airstrikes with smart bombs.
Scottish smart bombs key in landmark legal case on Yemen
The High Court will hear a judicial review into UK weapons exports to Saudi Arabia for use in Yemen’s war.
SNP MPs wined and dined by arms companies
An SNP MP who criticised UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia has received more than £400 worth of hospitality from a defence lobby group.
US arms firm linked to alleged war crimes had 57 private meetings with UK Government
Raytheon has wined and dined MPs and even treated a minister at the MoD to a slap up Burns Supper with haggis, neeps and whisky.
Exclusive footage of alleged war crime in Yemen
Footage of an alleged war crime in Yemen involving a UK made bomb has been obtained by The Ferret.
Code on bomb debris links Scots firms to alleged war crime
A US arms firm in Fife has been linked to an alleged war crime in Yemen after a code was found on a bomb fragment
Arms firm profiting from refugee crisis paid for exclusive access to MSPs
Arms firm condemned for fuelling wars and then profiting from refugee crisis paid for exclusive access to MSPs.