Neil Findlay

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Finance

UK Government office deal sparks £6.5m payout to tax haven firm

Jamie Mann, Ally Tibbitt on July 9, 2020July 13, 2020

The property deal behind the construction of the new UK Government Edinburgh office hub generated a £6.5m dividend payout to a tax haven firm.

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Environment

Revealed: the 16,000 hidden victims of Edinburgh Airport noise

Rob Edwards on June 24, 2020June 25, 2020

16,000 more people than officially admitted have been exposed to noise pollution from Edinburgh Airport, according to a scientist who has resigned as an airport adviser.

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Human rights, Politics

MSPs reject Scottish Government curbs on freedom of information rights

Rob Edwards on May 19, 2020May 19, 2020

The Scottish Government has been forced to withdraw all the emergency relaxations it made to freedom of information (FoI) law in April.

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Human rights, Politics

Relief as opposition parties move to restore information rights

James McEnaney, Rob Edwards on May 15, 2020May 17, 2020

Laws weakening freedom of information rights in Scotland look set to be repealed after just a few weeks because opposition MSPs have united against them.

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Politics, Health

Government delays to information rights ‘draconian’

Jamie Mann, Rob Edwards on April 3, 2020April 6, 2020

Changes to Scotland’s freedom of information law narrowly agreed by Holyrood for the coronavirus emergency have been condemned as “dismal” and “draconian” by campaigners.

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Environment

Baillie Gifford ‘hypocrisy’ on £400m fossil fuel investments

Joe Lo on March 8, 2020March 9, 2020

An investment firm with £400m in fossil fuels is under attack for "hypocrisy" after it urged the Scottish Government to cut carbon pollution.

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Health

Firms linked to tax havens profit from NHS recruitment crisis

Joe Lo on January 7, 2020January 22, 2020

Firms profiting from NHS Scotland's recruitment crisis have links to tax havens and pay their directors up to £184,000.

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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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Politics

Jo Swinson criticised over donor links to fossil fuels and tax avoidance

Joe Lo on July 30, 2019August 1, 2019

The new Liberal Democrat leader, Jo Swinson, has come under fire for donors with links to a Russian gas company and a firm criticised for tax avoidance.

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Neil Findlay

Finance

UK Government office deal sparks £6.5m payout to tax haven firm

Environment

Revealed: the 16,000 hidden victims of Edinburgh Airport noise

Human rights, Politics

MSPs reject Scottish Government curbs on freedom of information rights

Human rights, Politics

Relief as opposition parties move to restore information rights

Politics, Health

Government delays to information rights ‘draconian’

Environment

Baillie Gifford ‘hypocrisy’ on £400m fossil fuel investments

Health

Firms linked to tax havens profit from NHS recruitment crisis

Environment, Human rights, Nuclear weapons, Politics

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

Politics

Jo Swinson criticised over donor links to fossil fuels and tax avoidance

Pension scheme chasing retirees for money forced to review governance

Scottish Natural Heritage condemned for Diageo peat extraction deal on Islay

‘This doesn’t happen here’: young women highlight sexual violence in Shetland

Trident damned as ‘deadly farce’ after costs rise £1bn