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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Barnardo’s accused of blocking rival charities in ‘flawed’ city funding bid
The director of a small Edinburgh children’s charity has hit out at its larger rival Barnardo’s, accusing them
Claim that Brexit was not a vote to leave single market is Half True
The SNP has consistently argued that any Brexit deal should keep Scotland and the UK inside the single market. In
Plastic pollution prompts calls for curbs on industry
Mounting evidence on how plastic wastes are contaminating beaches, polluting the oceans and harming wildlife is putting pressure on Scotland’
Revealed: Scots pension funds invest in firms blacklisted by UN
Scotland’s two largest council pension funds have invested in companies reported to be on a United Nations (UN) blacklist
Scotland’s green watchdog wined and dined by polluters
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) has been repeatedly wined and dined by the fish farming, whisky and power industries,
‘Dysfunctional’ Help to Buy subsidy should be scrapped, say critics
The Scottish Government is being urged to drop a “dysfunctional” subsidy for home-buyers after new data obtained by The Ferret
Claim that Scottish water is in public hands is Mostly True
New Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard has become embroiled in a row with the SNP over public ownership. The MSP,
Legatum under investigation by Charity Commission
The charity regulator has launched an investigation into the charitable work of Legatum, a free market think tank with close
Food safety checks to be increased at Scottish chicken plant
Surprise food safety inspections are to be stepped up at a Scottish slaughterhouse following a scandal in England, a government
Claim of £2bn budget bonus for Scotland is Half True
The 2017 budget announcement included a number of decisions which will impact on Scotland. Chancellor Philip Hammond’s central announcement
Scotland’s public forests ‘at risk’ from management shake-up
Wildlife, walking and other woodland attractions across the country are under threat from plans by Scotland’s largest public landowner
Developer pressured council in bid to cut costs from city centre regeneration bill
Property developers have made repeated attempts to limit the amount they must spend on public space improvements around a controversial