Oil watchdog faces 'conflict of interests' row over directors’ Shell and BP shares
Board members at the North Sea oil regulator hold Shell and BP shares. Critics say the investments raise questions about the body's independence.
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Council pension funds’ investments in fossil fuels could lose value, claims report
Investments in fossil fuels by council pension funds could become less valuable as the energy market transforms, warns a new
Critics condemn the UK’s increasingly privatised immigration industry
Travel agents, airlines, and arms, IT and surveillance firms, are among dozens of companies involved in the UK’s increasingly
Charity could consider legal action against UK Government over compulsory election ID
A Scottish disability charity will consider joining forces with other human rights organisations to take legal action against “discriminatory” and
Too much happens in the shadows
Nik Williams is a Reader Director at The Ferret. He coordinated our response to the UK Government consultation on Legislation
FFS explains: Scotland’s climate targets ahead of COP26
Scotland’s approach to tackling climate change was in the news after comments by activist Greta Thunberg ahead of Glasgow
Campaigners call for COP26 delay to make it safe
Scottish climate campaigners have backed an international call for the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow to be postponed. A statement
Row erupts over ‘bat safe’ roofing membrane
A row has broken out over a bat-friendly roofing membrane which has been promoted as safe for the protected
Foxes still chased by hounds and shot in public forests
Foxes are still being chased by hounds and shot in public forests, despite outrage about the practice when it was
Scottish Government attacked for COP26 ‘choreography’ with big oil
Climate campaigners have branded the Scottish Government “disgraceful” for consulting the oil and gas industry on “choreography around COP26” at
Right Said Fred wrong about vaccine impact on ‘long Covid’ symptoms
A study into vaccines’ effectiveness in preventing enduring long term symptoms of Covid-19, known as ‘long Covid’, was misrepresented
Environmental groups boycott events sponsored by fossil fuel firms
Scottish campaigners are backing a boycott of media events sponsored by “pariah” fossil fuel companies in the run-up to
The FFS Show episode 14: misleading trans headlines, and Edinburgh Zoo penguins
Ali and Sam are back again for episode 14 of The FFS Show. In this podcast, we look at some