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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Chicken scandal firm breached environmental regulations
One of Scotland’s largest farming and food processing businesses has repeatedly breached environmental regulations whilst receiving more than half
Scottish Government confirms ‘indefinite’ ban on fracking
The Scottish Government has announced an “immediate, effective ban” on fracking, spelling an end to industry’s bid to drill
“We have to fight for our democracy” – voters attacked in Catalonia
Maria Dolores Hernandez is an unlikely rebel. The 94-year-old Catalan great grandmother walks with a crutch, and has spent her
Scottish Government to ban fracking
The Scottish Government is set to announce a ban on fracking, ending six years of fierce controversy. Ministers are putting
Revealed: Ryanair’s £650,000 Scottish Government subsidy
Government agency Scottish Enterpise gave more than £650,000 to Ryanair, the airline at the centre of a staffing dispute
Far right Scottish Dawn banned by UK Government under terror laws
A far right group in Scotland exposed as having links to neo-Nazis by The Ferret has been proscribed as a
Ukip and anti-far right both tried to block Brexit donor’s “patriotic” rebrand
Both anti-far right activists and senior Ukip officials attempted to block controversial Brexit donor Arron Banks’ burgeoning political ambitions by
Plan to dual A9 will harm rail freight, says government report
The plan to dual the A9 between Perth and Inverness will damage prospects for moving freight from road to rail,
Sturgeon’s claim indyref shipbuilding promises were broken is Mostly True
A key feature of campaigning before the independence referendum in 2014 was the future of Scotland’s shipbuilding industry. Supporters
Podcast: what’s behind the rise in self-harming in Scottish prisons?
Cases in which people try to hurt or kill themselves in prison have risen by over a third in the
70 per cent say green belts should be better protected
A large majority of people in Scotland want the green spaces around urban areas to be better defended from property
Brexit campaigners spending was “unusual”, emails show
The Electoral Commission believed that spending by prominent Leave campaigners in last year’s Brexit referendum was “unusual” but did