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‘Stockline’ inquiry announcement
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
“Maryhill families win historic inquiry into ICL explosion” Evening Times
Update
“Stockline Disaster To Get Full Inquiry” Daily Record
“Full public inquiry pledge for Stockline blast families” Herald
“Lessons from Stockline” Herald
“Relatives of Stockline blast victims win inquiry fight” Scotsman
“Joint inquiry into factory blast” BBC
“Public inquiry to be held into Stockline blast” STV
“Maryhill families win historic inquiry into ICL explosion” Evening Times
Following posted on 28.09.07
“Stockline blast inquiry set to be announced” Herald
“Public inquiry into factory blast” BBC
“Maryhill disaster probe to get go-ahead” Evening Times
“Stockline inquiry must examine work of HSE” Herald
Following posted on 21.09.07
“Salmond ‘sympathetic’ to blast probe plea” Evening Times
“Renewed calls for Stockline explosion inquiry” STV
Following posted on 20.09.07
“Families want public inquiry into ICL blast” Herald
“Blast families told killings laws could be toughened” Evening Times
Following posted on 07.09.07
“First Minister gives support to Stockline blast inquiry” Herald
“‘Wide’ support for blast inquiry” BBC
“Salmond calls for Stockline inquiry” Daily Record
Press releases
“Glasgow factory inquiry announcement” Scot. Gov.
“ICL Factory Inquiry Announcement” COPFS
See also
Scottish Parliament Official Report 20.9.07: ICL Factory Explosion (Public Inquiry)
S3M-374# Patricia Ferguson: ICL Factory Explosion - Call For Public Inquiry—That the Parliament notes that, three years and three months after the factory explosion that claimed the lives of nine workers, badly injured many more and devastated the community of Maryhill, the companies involved, ICL Plastics and ICL Tech Limited, have pled guilty to breaches of health and safety legislation; recognises the dignified and responsible way in which the families of those involved in this tragedy have conducted themselves throughout this difficult time; notes the support and assistance given by the STUC and the families’ lawyers throughout, and further notes the call by the families and their supporters for a wide-reaching public inquiry into the circumstances of this case and looks to the Lord Advocate to facilitate such an inquiry.
Posted by MM on Tue 2nd Oct 2007 at 6:35 am
Corporate issues Health and Safety
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Wildlife and pesticides: conviction statistics
Monday, October 01, 2007
“Protection law that fails birds of prey” Scotsman
See also
Posted by MM on Mon 1st Oct 2007 at 6:25 amCorporate issues Environment
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Stockline explosion: fines and call for new corporate homicide legislation: independent report
Monday, September 03, 2007
Update
“Stockline disaster: The most damning verdict” Sunday Herald
“Time to tackle the shame of Scotland’s industrial fatalities” Sunday Herald
“Stockline report criticises firm and watchdog” Herald
Following posted on 31.08.07
“Maryhill blast boss says ‘sorry’” Evening Times
Following posted on 30.08.07
“MSP to pursue bill on corporate killing” Herald
“Verdict shows need for a new corporate killing law” Herald
“Gillon to battle on with bill on corporate killing” Law Society Journal Online
Following posted on 29.08.07
“Stockline factory disaster companies fined” STV
“Families condemn blast firm fine” BBC
“Anger at £400,000 fine for deadly factory blast” Telegraph
“£44,000 for each life lost and bosses ‘just go back to work” Scotsman
“Just £405 worth of pipeline repairs could have saved Stockline lives” Scotsman
“Explosion firms fined £400,000” Scotsman
“Firms fined over fatal gas blast” Independent
“Blast victims’ families call for new safety laws” Guardian
“Families of Stockline victims call for new law” Herald
“Factory operators fined £400,000 over fatal gas explosion” Herald
“ICL fined £400,000 over Glasgow factory explosion” Guardian
“£400,000 for nine lives” Evening Times
“Stockline blast firms fined £44k a life” Evening News
“The price of disaster” Evening Times
“Blast firm fine ‘put in context’” BBC
Press releases
“Stockline Disaster: Independent Report by Stirling and Strathclyde Criticises Working Conditions” Stirling University If this link does not work track this release in the University news archive.
“STUC reacts to ICL Plastics and ICL Tech Limited Fines” STUC
“ICL investigation: Completion of legal proceedings” HSE
“HMA v ICL Plastics Ltd and ICL Tech Ltd” COPFS
See also
Corporate Homicide Expert Working Group Report (submitted to the Scottish Executive in 2005).
This report contains an appendix on penalties and corporate homicide.
Corporate issues Health and Safety Legislation Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill
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Diversification of penalties proposed for wildlife crime
Friday, August 31, 2007
“Tougher penalties for wildlife crime” Herald
“Punish the poisoner” Herald
“Bird-poisoning landowners to be penalised” Scotsman
“Sanctions to save birds of prey” Scotsman
“Wildlife crime crackdown pledged” BBC
“Executive promises wildlife crime crackdown” STV
“Executive toughens its stance on wildlife crime” Law Society Journal Online
Press release
“Crackdown on wildlife crime” Scot. Exec.
Posted by MM on Fri 31st Aug 2007 at 9:32 amCorporate issues Environment Sentencing Community sentences Fines
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Wildlife poisoning and sea bird harvest: issues of criminality, tradition and estate management
Monday, August 27, 2007
“Hunt for the Scottish poisoners” Guardian
“Protesters unable to prevent ‘stone age’ bird slaughter” Guardian
“Animal rights activists demand end to gannet slaughter” Scotland on Sunday
Research tip: for other relevant posts try entering ‘poisoning’ in the search box.
Corporate issues Environment
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Stockline victims call for public inquiry: need for corporate homicide legislation stated
Monday, August 20, 2007
“Factory explosion firm pleads guilty” Holyrood.com
“GUILTY: Firms admit blame for Maryhill factory blast” Evening Times
“Stockline victims’ families fight on” Scotsman
“Gas blast families want HSE rethink” Scotland on Sunday
“Blast firms admit safety charges” BBC
“Stockline families’ statement in full” BBC
Press release
“HMA v ICL Plastics Ltd and ICL Tech Ltd” Crown Office
Posted by MM on Mon 20th Aug 2007 at 5:20 pmCorporate issues Health and Safety
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Illegal catches of pearl mussels hasten extinction
Monday, August 06, 2007
Update
“Pearl mussels face extinction” Sunday Herald
Following posted on 02.06.05
“Operation Necklace targets the pearl pirates of Scotland ” Guardian
“Police use mussel against pearl thieves” Scotsman
Press release
“Operation Necklace ” Tayside Police
See also
PAW
Corporate issues Environment Police Campaigns
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Fly tipping and litter as major social challenge
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
“A new fly-tip eyesore every 15 minutes in throwaway society” Scotsman
Posted by MM on Tue 24th Jul 2007 at 8:28 amCorporate issues Environment
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Families of corporate killing victims launch Scottish group
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
“Campaign against corporate killing” Holyrood.com
Press releases
“Scottish Launch of FACK” STUC
“STUC calls justice for workplace death victims” STUC
See also
Families against corporate killers
Corporate issues Health and Safety
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Extension of National Park wardens’ prosecution powers proposed
Thursday, March 15, 2007
“‘Green police’ to tackle antisocial users of Loch Lomond” Herald
“Troubled waters of the loch” Herald
“Making sure the bonnie banks are protected” Herald
“Crackdown on menace of lochside louts” Evening Times
See also
Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park. No reference to story at time of posting.
Corporate issues Environment Courts Procurators Fiscal
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