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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Children’s commissioner calls for ‘urgent review’ of asylum mother and baby unit
Scotland’s Children and Young People’s Commissioner has written to the Home Office’s housing provider demanding it “urgently
Head stalker who did not prevent ‘distressing’ stag cull video condemned
The head of a Highland sporting firm has been condemned by the British Deer Society (BDS) for failing to prevent
FFS explains: SNP mandate and a second referendum
The SNP returned 64 MSPs in the Scottish Parliament election, and formed a minority government, which will again look for
Assessment system for ‘exams in disguise’ has ‘lost credibility’ and ‘destroyed trust’
Leading Scottish education figures have claimed the SQA’s alternative model of assessment for pupils taking National 5s and Highers
Lobbyist volunteered to help anti-SNP campaign in Scottish election
A senior lobbyist with an international consulting company volunteered to help a Facebook group running anti-SNP adverts during the
Arms firms selling weapons to Israel received nearly £10m in Scottish Enterprise grants
Arms firms in Scotland who sell weapons to Israel received nearly £10m in grants from Scottish Enterprise, prompting concerns taxpayers’
Concerns raised over use of ‘seclusion’ at Glasgow primary school
Serious child protection allegations have been made by parents, who claim they were forced to remove their children with additional
Bee-killing pesticide treatment for fish farms backed by Scottish Government
The Scottish Government is paving the way for the multinational salmon farming industry to start using a toxic pesticide blamed
FFS explains: Scottish independence, the EU and a ‘hard border’
The SNP has pledged to hold another independence referendum “after the Covid crisis is over”. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has
The FFS Show episode 7: How well did the media report on Covid-19?
Episode 7 of the FFS podcast is live! This episode features a special interview with Alex Clegg, who has worked
Scotland’s largest fishing organisation refuses to clarify role of illegal dredger
Scotland’s largest fishing organisation has refused to confirm if it has removed a fisherman from one of its committees
Environment at risk from ‘disastrous’ cyber attack on government watchdog
Nearly five months after a crippling cyber attack, the Scottish Government’s environment watchdog is still struggling to process thousands