Oops: MoD blunder reveals secret details of bomb project
A botched freedom of information response has revealed sites in the frame for the UK’s expanding weapons programme.
Mairi Gougeon
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Revealed: the salmon industry’s ‘outrageous’ lobbying
The multinational salmon farming industry privately lobbied the Scottish Government at least 20 times in the last year, calling for
Named: 19 fish farms posing ‘high risk’ to wild salmon
Nineteen fish farms on lochs along the west coast of Scotland have been identified as posing the most risk to
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
Study finds poor land buyout regulation days after land reform bill delay
A Scottish Government-commissioned report has found the demand to buy rural land for green investments could deepen divides between landowners
Forestry agency delays beaver plan opposed by landowners
A plan for the first reintroduction of beavers in northern Scotland has been postponed by the Scottish Government’s forestry
New government ‘sustainable’ fish farming strategy lacks green targets, say critics
A group representing coastal communities has criticised the Scottish Government’s new fish farming strategy for lacking environmental targets or
Hundreds of foreign property owners stay secret despite new rules
A “loophole” in new legislation means more than half of the offshore entities which own hundreds of Scottish properties including
Whisky firms under fire for mass lobbying on deposit scheme
The whisky industry has been by far the biggest lobbyist against the Scottish Government’s deposit return scheme for drinks
Adverts attacking salmon farming ‘censored’
Five local newspapers in Scotland have refused to publish an advert backed by 26 environmental and community groups criticising the
US fertiliser firm bailed out by UK taxpayer as parent company made £684m
The UK Government has refused to reveal how much of taxpayers’ money has been given to a fertiliser firm whose
‘Fiasco’ over missing Clyde cod study
A study relied upon by Scottish ministers to help protect devastated cod populations in the Clyde has gone missing, prompting
Scottish Government to consider regulating canine fertility clinics
The Scottish Government is to consider regulating canine fertility clinics following an investigation by The Ferret revealing that some offer