Revealed: Deer management cost public purse at least £135m in a decade
Deer overpopulation in many parts of Scotland is harming the environment. Attempts to tackle the longstanding issue are costing taxpayers tens of millions of pounds.
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Tory politician urged to return £10k donation to alleged animal cruelty firm
Conservative politician David Mundell has been urged to hand back a £10,000 donation from a Borders egg producer under
‘Huge red flag’: Alba politician to speak at event alongside alleged conspiracy theorists
Fife politician Neale Hanvey is set to appear at an event in Glasgow involving alleged conspiracy theorists including the former
Salmon firm accused of misleading locals over fish farm plans in highland beauty spot
A salmon farming multinational has been accused of “lying” to locals over its plans for a fish farm on a
Claim Labour and Conservatives formed alliances in councils is Half True
An image alleging that Labour and the Conservatives have formed alliances in Scotland’s councils has been shared across social
Scottish Government agency still giving grants to arms firms supplying Israel
A Scottish Government agency has given hundreds of thousands of pounds of taxpayer money to arms companies supplying Israel since
Racist group founder fronts new far right party’s Scottish arm
The founder of an anti-migrant chat group which featured Nazi, racist and antisemitic material fronts the Scottish arm of a
Revealed: the oil industry’s SNP lobbyists
Lobbying on behalf of the oil industry by former SNP spin doctors has sparked fears that the Scottish Government could
Claim around 100,000 homes are empty in Scotland is Mostly True
The Scottish Government has announced a housing emergency, amid rising costs and a lack of homes across the country. Ministers
Firm with ‘conflict of interests’ advising Scottish Government on taxpayer handouts
A company with a ‘clear’ financial ‘conflict of interests’ was paid to advise the Scottish Government on public subsidies for
‘Invasive’ Sitka spruce threaten Scottish species and habitats, say experts
A North American tree that kills native species and threatens protected habitats vital to fight climate change now makes up
Explainer: Scotland’s private rental sector
The Scottish Government’s regulation of the private rental sector has faced criticism in recent years from both tenants and
Revealed: over 1300 eviction orders granted despite ‘ban’
More than 1,300 evictions were granted during Scotland’s so-called eviction ‘ban’ while many tenants were forced to rack