New salmon farmers scheme condemned as “greenwashing opportunity”
A new scheme to penalise salmon farmers when fish escape has been launched. But we found it is controlled by the industry prompting criticism.
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Starmer’s claims about nuclear regulation ‘not true’
In his bid to boost nuclear power, the prime minister Keir Starmer ignored warnings from his nuclear safety watchdog that
Far right groups are weaponising Christianity, warn experts
Experts have warned that far right groups are weaponising Christianity for their political agendas and have urged churches to speak
Campaigners call for mental health ward deaths to be investigated
Only 11 of more than 1,000 deaths in Scottish mental health wards over the last decade have been investigated
Who are Scotland’s richest people?
The power and influence of the wealthiest in society has been one of the main themes of The Ferret’s
Edinburgh University told staff it bought valuable property amid funding crisis…then denied it
Unions have called for urgent clarity from Edinburgh university after it published an “incorrect” memo that said the cash-strapped
A third of Scotland’s newspapers owned in US tax haven
Nearly a third of Scotland’s most-read national newspapers are owned in a US tax haven – and that proportion
Whisky, salmon and the black, black oil: Who runs Scotland’s most iconic exports?
In our Who Runs Scotland series so far, we have revealed the industries which have the most access to political
Releasing pheasants boosts Lyme disease risk, claims new study
Releasing pheasants into the countryside may boost the risk of humans catching Lyme disease, according to new research from universities
Over 400 university staff earn more than the first minister
Over 400 members of staff at Scotland’s universities earn more than the first minister, despite a funding crisis engulfing
Catch of the day: industry pressures government to serve farmed salmon
The UK Government has been accused of acting as the “promotional wing” of the multinational salmon farming industry, after a
Influence games: the revolving door between politics, media and PR
Scotland’s most influential public relations companies are staffed by former politicians, government ministers, spin doctors and newspaper editors, The
Revealed: The organisations with powers to seize evidence, search premises, and spy on Scots
Organisations in Scotland using obscure powers to investigate the general public reported nearly 40,000 alleged crimes to prosecutors in