Concern over bid to exempt organic food certification from public scrutiny
Campaigners asked for inspection reports on organic salmon farms in Scotland. It led to an appeal which could limit the public right to access environmental information.
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Biometrics watchdog will lack powers, say critics
Government plans to appoint an independent watchdog to monitor how facial recognition, fingerprints and genetic information are used in Scotland
Scotland lagging behind the rest of the UK on recycling
Scottish ministers and councils have come under fire after official figures revealed that Scotland recycled less household waste than England,
Tory ‘dark money’ trust reveals £2.35m assets
A trust funding the Scottish Conservatives with so-called “dark money” has revealed it has assets of £2.35 million, following
Lobbyist outed as Tory ‘dark money’ trustee sparks call for tighter rules
A leading Holyrood lobbyist has been criticised after a Ferret investigation revealed he is also on the board of a
Home Office wrong to send asylum seeker back to Ethiopia, rules judge
A leading Scottish judge has found the Home Office guilty of making a serious blunder by unlawfully returning an Ethiopian
University chaplain calls Pride a ‘gross offence to God’
The “prejudiced” views of a chaplain who hears confessions from students have been challenged after a leading politician questioned his
Shell fined £40,000 for breaching climate pollution rules at Fife plant
The oil multinational, Shell, has apologised after being fined £40,000 for breaching the rules on reporting climate pollution at
MoD keeps Trident’s official safety assessments secret
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has come under fierce fire after refusing to reveal the official safety ratings given by
Trump donor firm accused of ‘slave labour’ made £1m profit
A private prison firm paying asylum seekers held at Dungavel detention centre £1 an hour prompting claims of “slavery” made
Icelandic whalers condemned over blue whale ‘slaughter’ claims
A Scottish animal rights charity has criticised an Icelandic whaler after activists released footage that they claim shows the killing
Claim that Scotland produces more oil than Abu Dhabi and Dubai is Mostly False
The value of oil in the North Sea has been hotly debated in Scotland for decades and was a key
Scottish minister ‘sorry’ for wrong info on arms funding
A Scottish Government minister apologised after being forced to admit that more than 12 times as much public money was