Campaign Against Arms Trade

Environment, Human rights, Nuclear weapons, Politics

MSP pension fund aims to be more ethical – but ups fossil fuel investment

Joe Lo on November 15, 2019November 17, 2019

Holyrood's £86 million pension fund has ploughed more money into fossil fuels and opposed bids to combat sexual harassment and hate speech after agreeing to make investments more ethical.

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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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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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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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Revealed: the ‘revolving door’ between politics and lobbying in Scotland

Joe Lo on September 8, 2019September 9, 2019

Twenty politicians and political advisers in Scotland have left to work as professional lobbyists trying to influence their former colleagues.

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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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UK government under fire for inviting ‘war crime’ states to arms fair

Billy Briggs on August 14, 2019August 16, 2019

The UK government has been condemned for inviting regimes accused of killing children to an arms fair dubbed a "festival of violence".

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Arms trade, International

UK arms sales condemned after 12,000 children killed or maimed

Billy Briggs on August 4, 2019August 8, 2019

The UK government has been condemned for arming states named in a UN report revealing that 12,000 children were killed or maimed last year in armed conflicts.

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Campaign Against Arms Trade

Environment, Human rights, Nuclear weapons, Politics

MSP pension fund aims to be more ethical – but ups fossil fuel investment

Arms trade, Human rights, International

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

Arms trade

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

Arms trade, Politics

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

Politics

Revealed: the ‘revolving door’ between politics and lobbying in Scotland

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

Arms trade

UK government under fire for inviting ‘war crime’ states to arms fair

Arms trade, International

UK arms sales condemned after 12,000 children killed or maimed

Thousands of callers fail to get through on rape helpline

Warning that wildlife in danger from ‘staggering’ 40% funding cuts

Revealed: the narrowing options at secondary schools in poorer areas

Nicola Sturgeon’s claim that violent crime is at 40-year low is False