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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Revealed: allegations of sexual harassment by NHS staff led to at least 25 investigations
Allegations of sexual harassment by NHS staff in Scotland led to at least 25 internal investigations by health boards last
Wildlife in Scotland under less legal protection than in England
Wildlife in Scotland has weaker protection against damaging developments than wildlife in England and Wales, according to emails released by
Ferret Fact Service: a year of fact-checking by the numbers
Ferret Fact Service has completed its first year of holding politicians, powerful groups and public figures to account for what
Scottish ministers urged to cut climate pollution from farming
The Scottish Government is facing unprecedented pressure to overhaul its plans to cut climate pollution from farming from a powerful
Scotland Office used tax-payer funded Facebook ads to ‘manipulate voters’
UK civil servants have been accused of using taxpayer cash to manipulate potential voters on Facebook, which one critic said
Scottish Government bid to exempt fish farming from US ban on seal killing
The Scottish Government has been secretly trying to wriggle out of a proposed US ban on imports of salmon from
Northern Irish company criticised for role in Egyptian juvenile courts
A company owned by the Northern Irish government has been sharply criticised by the international human rights group Reprieve for
Claim that Scotland does not use private accommodation for homeless people is False
Homelessness is increasing in Scotland and across the rest of the UK with politicians facing pressure on how to tackle
Scots far right group linked to banned neo-Nazi organisation
An activist with a far right group operating in Scotland had links with a banned neo-Nazi terror organisation, it has
Scotland’s census criticised for links to firm accused of torture
The organisers of Scotland’s next population census in 2021 have come under fire for hiring a firm whose US
Claim on Scotland’s positive trade balance compared to UK nations is Mostly False
The economic case for an independent Scotland was one of the most important battlegrounds before the referendum, and supporters continue
Electronic voting could pose security risk in Scotland, claim campaigners
Scottish Government proposals that could see electronic voting introduced may leave Scotland vulnerable to election interference by foreign agents, campaigners
