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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‘Serious flaw’ in management of Brexit donor Arron Banks’s charity
A charity set up by Brexit backer, Arron Banks, has been strongly criticised by the Charity Commission. The regulator found
Horror photos of farmed salmon spark legal threat
The diseases, damage and infestations suffered by hundreds of thousands of caged salmon in Scotland have been exposed by more
Electoral Commission probes £319,000 Tory ‘dark money’ trust
A secretive trust without a fixed address or known current trustees that gave £319,000 to the Scottish Conservatives is
We need to scrap Trident, says former nuclear submarine commander
The UK government should cancel plans to replace Trident nuclear weapons to help prevent humanity toppling “over the edge into
Disabled in Scotland: death by a thousand cuts
The UK government’s disability benefits system has come under fire repeatedly in recent years. Since moving from the Disability
Glasgow council drops logo – but keeps backing arms fair
Glasgow City Council has come under fire from disarmament campaigners after removing its logo from a major arms fair – but
Court rejects Ineos bid for multi-million pound damages over ‘fracking ban’
A bid by the Grangemouth petrochemical giant, Ineos, to sue the Scottish Government for multi-million pound damages for banning fracking
Ineos plea to keep ‘dangerous’ US fracking pipeline open
The petrochemical giant, Ineos, successfully pleaded with US authorities to reopen a pipeline that supplies fracking gas to Grangemouth, complaining
Bid to end salmon farm row is just PR, say campaigners
A bid by the Scottish Government to resolve fierce arguments over how fish farms harm wild salmon has been dismissed
Children suffer as reports of human trafficking in Scotland rise
Dozens of children were among 207 victims of human trafficking reported in Scotland in 2017, according to a new report
Think tank adviser had unminuted meetings with Brexit policymakers
A former trade adviser to controversial think tank the Legatum Institute held numerous unminuted meetings with senior Brexit policymakers including
Scottish Government breaching freedom of information law, says watchdog
The Scottish Government has been condemned by its freedom of information (FoI) watchdog for breaking the law by delaying and