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Ross Greer
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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 accused of human rights violations.
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” for the second year running.
Revealed: Just 44 King’s coronation street parties held in Scotland
Just 44 street parties were held in Scotland to celebrate King Charles’ coronation in May, compared to more than 3,000 in England.
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 £250m.
UK Government gave £2m to US oil firm exporting to Russia
A multinational based in Montrose, criticised for exporting goods to Russia after the invasion of Ukraine, received a £2.1m grant from the government.
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 year after Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
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 politicians, The Ferret can reveal.
Scottish broadband rollout firm linked to Pegasus spy spyware
A firm building broadband services across Scotland is backed by an Emirati company that invested in an Israeli firm behind controversial spyware called Pegasus.
Controversial think tanks host over 40 events at Tory conference
Think tanks blamed as the "driving force" behind the UK's current "economic disaster" hosted more than forty events at the Tory conference.
