Draconian new legislation set to shut down protest at Scottish Parliament ahead of COP26

Campaigners have condemned controversial new legislation designed to shut down protests outside the Scottish parliament building in Edinburgh, warning new police powers will have a “chilling effect” on the right to protest. The timing of this new legislation – just months before COP26 arrives in Scotland – is significant.

Draconian new legislation set to shut down protest at Scottish Parliament ahead of COP26

The Biggest Trump Financial Mystery? Where He Came Up With the Cash for His Scottish Resorts.

The Biggest Trump Financial Mystery? Where He Came Up With the Cash for His Scottish Resorts.

Recently, a new—and perhaps bigger—threat to Trump has emerged in Scotland. Scottish lawmakers are pushing to peer into Trump’s finances using an anti-money-­laundering statute typically employed against kleptocrats, oligarchs, and crime kingpins. Their question: Where did the hundreds of millions Trump poured into his Scottish courses actually come from?