Arms trade, Education
Critics condemn Dragons’ Den lesson that encourages children to become arms dealers
School children are being encouraged to sell weapons in lessons branded “immoral”.
Ross Greer
Arms trade, International
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.
Crime and justice
New figures prompt claims of ‘no confidence’ in Scots counter terror policy
Just three people in Scotland have been identified as at risk of being “drawn into terrorism” in Scotland since 2011.
Environment
Nuclear firm under fire for bid to double reactor cracks
The nuclear industry is bidding to relax safety standards by doubling the number of cracks allowed in the radioactive cores of Scotland’s ageing reactors.
Arms trade, Politics
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.
Nuclear weapons
SNP promise to ditch Trident dissed by US diplomats
The US Embassy in London dismissed Scottish Government plans to get rid of Trident after independence, according to secret cables published by The Ferret.
International
Facebook cracks down on Kurdish content
Facebook has banned Glasgow Girl Roza Salih from the social network for posting a photo of imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan