Ministry of Defence under pressure on Trident balloon accident
Local people filmed a large balloon meant to provide last-ditch communications in a nuclear war deflating and crashing. But the Ministry of Defence won’t say anything about it.
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Revealed: the oil industry’s SNP lobbyists
Lobbying on behalf of the oil industry by former SNP spin doctors has sparked fears that the Scottish Government could
Firm with ‘conflict of interests’ advising Scottish Government on taxpayer handouts
A company with a ‘clear’ financial ‘conflict of interests’ was paid to advise the Scottish Government on public subsidies for
Revealed: over 1300 eviction orders granted despite ‘ban’
More than 1,300 evictions were granted during Scotland’s so-called eviction ‘ban’ while many tenants were forced to
Scotland’s richest landowner backing ‘madcap’ mini-nuke plan
Scotland’s richest man and rewilding enthusiast, Anders Holch Povlsen, has come under fierce fire for backing a “bonkers” plan
Revealed: UK government gave oil licences to IDF-linked firm
A fossil fuel giant awarded new North Sea oil licences by the UK Government has links to an Israeli company
Scottish Government climate partner challenged over dirty investments
A key partner in the Scottish Government’s climate plans could be stripped of its ethical company status after it
‘Greenwashing territory’: Tree-planting Abrdn boosts investments in US fossil fuel firms
A Scottish investment giant upped its shares in a host of US fossil fuel firms last year, while also claiming
‘Greedy’ Ineos claims Grangemouth grant despite refinery closure
Ineos has been branded as ‘greedy’ for taking over £400,000 in Scottish taxpayer ‘handouts’ months after the firm announced
Energy giants and short term lets lobbyists attended ‘shadowy’ Labour business event
Energy giants, a lobbying group for the holiday lets sector, and a firm which uses AI to track migrants crossing
Forever chemicals found in 55 per cent of Scottish drinking water
Potentially toxic ‘forever chemicals’ – including some linked to cancer – were found in more than half of samples of Scottish drinking
Scots banks helped oil firm linked to Israeli settlements raise £500m
Two Scottish banks helped a North Sea oil firm with links to Israel’s West Bank settlements raise half a
Baillie Gifford has invested £670m in firm aiming to drill oil near Amazon
The longtime sponsor of Edinburgh’s book festival has invested hundreds of millions of pounds in a firm which wants