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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Quango criticised for ‘extravagant’ spending on coaching for bosses
A Scottish Government quango spent £175,000 on ‘coaching’ for its bosses in two years, despite a stretched budget and
Author of slogan cited by white supremacist murderers invited to UK by far right party
The man behind a conspiracy theory cited by white supremacists and mass murderers has been booked as a conference speaker
Private prison records almost 600 incidents of self-harm
Almost 600 incidents of self-harming were reported at Addiewell – Scotland’s only private prison – in less than four years,
Mapped: The connections of the ‘culture war’
Over the last year, The Ferret has been investigating the so-called ‘culture war’. We have looked at how disinformation
Tice boasted about savings from solar panels – despite branding renewables a ‘rip off’
Reform UK’s Richard Tice boasted putting solar panels on his company’s properties could help tenants with their bills
Private prison profits: Addiewell pays £3m to shareholders amid safety fears and rising deaths
The company which owns Scotland’s private Addiewell prison has paid more than £3m to shareholders in less than two
Scotrail awards £2m contract to firm criticised over performance
ScotRail has handed a £2 million contract to its former private owner – claiming the deal will provide “value for taxpayers”
Trident project rated “unachievable” third year running
A £4bn project to help replace nuclear-armed Trident submarines on the Clyde has been branded as “unachievable” for the
Tory chair’s ex-firm admitted benefiting from bribery
The new chairman of the Scottish Conservatives led a company which admitted benefitting from “corrupt payments” made to a Russian
Revealed: Politicians, billionaires and offshore firms’ taxpayer forestry handouts
The King, J.K. Rowling, billionaires and politicians are among those who have been given tens of millions of pounds
Scottish Government wanted to be ‘on same page’ as Westminster over Israeli meeting
The Scottish Government has been criticised for working “in-step with the Foreign Office” over a controversial meeting with an
Alone, at risk and afraid: urgent action needed to stop care leavers becoming homeless
Young people leaving care are still being left homeless and at risk, in unsuitable hostels surrounded by drugs, or too