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Councils have sprayed 170,000 litres of weedkiller linked to cancer

Kirsty Jenkins on January 12, 2020January 22, 2020

Over 170,000 litres of a weedkiller officially classified as a probable cause of cancer have been widely used by local authorities across Scotland in the last five years.

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Employment, Environment

Scotland’s green watchdog slammed for paying consultant £1,000 a day

Jamie Mann on February 18, 2019April 6, 2019

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency is facing criticisms for paying a consultant nearly £1,000 a day for 66 days to head its new specialist enforcement unit.

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Asylum, Human rights

Scottish pension funds linked to Donald Trump’s border jails

Billy Briggs on August 2, 2018April 6, 2019

Scottish pension funds have invested millions of pounds in firms bankrolling Donald Trump’s migrant camps.

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Environment, Fracking

Ineos Grangemouth plant rated poor for pollution two years running

Rob Edwards on May 8, 2017May 12, 2017

The Ineos refinery at Grangemouth has been condemned for “poor” environmental performance for the second year running.

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Politics, Fracking

Ineos boss lobbied Osborne to bust unions and back fracking

Rob Edwards on February 27, 2017May 26, 2017

Jim Ratcliffe, boss of Grangemouth petrochemical giant Ineos, secretly lobbied George Osborne when he was Chancellor of the Exchequer to muzzle the unions.

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Crime and justice, Privacy and surveillance

Spy cops assured immunity at Pitchford Inquiry

Billy Briggs on August 4, 2016August 4, 2016

Former undercover police officers giving evidence to the 'spy cops' Pitchford Inquiry will not face retrospective misconduct proceedings

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Employment, Environment, Fracking

Ineos faces safety crackdown to prevent ‘multiple fatalities’

Rob Edwards on December 9, 2015March 13, 2017

INEOS plants at Grangemouth have been criticised by government watchdogs for failings on health, safety and the environment.

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Unite

Environment

Councils have sprayed 170,000 litres of weedkiller linked to cancer

Employment, Environment

Scotland’s green watchdog slammed for paying consultant £1,000 a day

Asylum, Human rights

Scottish pension funds linked to Donald Trump’s border jails

Environment, Fracking

Ineos Grangemouth plant rated poor for pollution two years running

Politics, Fracking

Ineos boss lobbied Osborne to bust unions and back fracking

Crime and justice, Privacy and surveillance

Spy cops assured immunity at Pitchford Inquiry

Employment, Environment, Fracking

Ineos faces safety crackdown to prevent ‘multiple fatalities’

Buccleuch Hunt accused of “mayhem” after losing control of hounds

Scottish school children targeted by arms firm allegedly complicit in war crimes

Air pollution from traffic is getting worse on some Scottish streets

Claim Scotland needs a deficit of 3% or lower to join EU is Mostly False