Salmon Farming 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. Richard Baynes Oct 13, 2026
data centres The Tory treasurer, an offshore company and Scotland’s biggest data centre plan Scotland may be set to host one of the world’s most powerful data centres. The Conservative Party’s money man stands to benefit. Paul Dobson, Jamie Mann Oct 11, 2026
Investigations Dundee University taxpayer bailout refused after probe into £80m cash balance The Scottish Funding Council has determined that the university has too much cash to receive a taxpayer bailout. Unions say it shows the level of cuts at Dundee is unnecessary. Paul Dobson Oct 9, 2026
Politics and power Diplomat turned whistleblower claims China controls students at Scots universities A former Chinese diplomat, who turned whistleblower after defecting to Australia, has claimed that China tries to control its international Michael Conway, Ferret Mar 28, 2021
