Concern over bid to exempt organic food certification from public scrutiny
Campaigners asked for inspection reports on organic salmon farms in Scotland. It led to an appeal which could limit the public right to access environmental information.
Ross Greer
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Security lapses at nukes body spur calls for investigation
There was a significant rise in security lapses at the body responsible for the UK’s nuclear weapons last year,
Arms firms supplying Israel with bombs and parts for warplanes invited to Holyrood
Arms companies supplying Israel with bombs and parts for warplanes have been invited to the Scottish Parliament despite the rising
Scottish Government accused of funding ‘marketplace of death’ with £8m in public grants
The Scottish Government has given over £8m in public grants to companies exhibiting at a London arms fair hosting states
Trident nuclear project can’t be delivered, says watchdog
Delivery of nuclear reactors to power a new fleet of Trident submarines on the Clyde has been branded as “unachievable”
Revealed: Just 44 King’s coronation street parties held in Scotland
Just 44 street parties were held in Scotland to celebrate King Charles’ coronation, compared to more than 3,000 in
Unmasked: The foreign states who bought up Scots property worth millions
The governments of China, Qatar, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates have extensive property portfolios in Scotland collectively worth nearly
UK Government gave £2m to US oil firm exporting to Russia
A US multinational based in Montrose, which was criticised for exporting goods to Russia months after the invasion of Ukraine,
Scotland’s largest council pension funds have £230m invested in firms operating in Russia
Scotland’s largest council pension funds have around £230m invested in Western companies continuing to operate in Russia almost a
Revealed: Man linked to Glasgow Chinese ‘secret police station’ wined and dined politicians
The man behind a Glasgow restaurant accused of being a Chinese secret police station has wined and dined senior Scottish
Scottish broadband rollout firm linked to Pegasus spy spyware
One of the firms building broadband services across Scotland’s towns and cities is backed by a state-owned Emirati company
Controversial think tanks host over 40 events at Tory conference
Influential think tanks which do not reveal their donors and blamed as the “driving force” behind the UK’s current
Scottish private schools emerge from Covid £12.3m richer
Scotland’s leading independent schools were worth £12.3m more in 2021 than they were the previous year, despite the
