Did Scottish ministers “rewrite history” over Israel meeting?
The Scottish Government changed key parts of the official record of Angus Robertson’s controversial Israel meeting after a backlash, raising questions about government secrecy.
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Wealthy Cairngorm landowner linked to £800m tax haven scam
A wealthy Cairngorm landowner was caught up in an alleged £800m money laundering and fraud scam that allegedly “cheated” investors
Care home moved to spare view from billionaire’s hotel
Plans for a vital new care home on the north coast were changed after Scotland’s richest man complained it
‘Greenwashing territory’: Tree-planting Abrdn boosts investments in US fossil fuel firms
A Scottish investment giant upped its shares in a host of US fossil fuel firms last year, while also claiming
Land reform concerns over buyout of firm linked to state bank
The Scottish Government’s investment bank gave £50m to a forestry scheme that has now been bought out by a
Billionaire lairds and Tory donors broke rules around rural subsidies
Billionaire lairds, sporting estates and Conservative Party donors in receipt of millions of pounds of public grants are among the
Targets to restore peatlands missed for fourth successive year
The Scottish Government missed its annual target to restore Scotland’s peatland by a wide margin in 2021-22 for
Highland estates and multi-millionaires bank £1m of taxpayers’ money from Covid-19 grants
Highland estates and multi-millionaire landowners banked more than £1m of taxpayers’ money through Covid-19 support grants, The Ferret
Green belt warning over controversial Renfrew housing scheme
Campaigners have warned proposals to build homes on a green belt site in Renfrewshire – despite overwhelming opposition – are “irresponsible” and
Scottish Land Fund spent millions on publicly owned buildings
The Scottish Land Fund, set up to help community buyouts, is heavily skewed towards a few local authority areas and