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.
Politics and power
The Ferret investigates how power structures impact Scotland.
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Scotland’s far right: A review of The Ferret’s reporting in 2023
We continued our far right investigations throughout 2023, an area The Ferret has covered extensively for some years now. The
100 Scots playwrights condemn Israeli attacks on West Bank theatre
One hundred Scottish playwrights including Scotland’s former makar, have signed an open letter condemning raids by Israel on a
Revealed: Edinburgh investment firm’s links to illegal West Bank settlements
An investment firm that sponsors Scottish cultural organisations invests in companies linked to illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank,
What’s going on with Scottish education statistics?
Two sets of statistics looking at Scotland’s education system have been released in recent weeks. The most up-to-date Programme
Safety experts savage Radical Road closure
The five-year closure of the Radical Road on Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh has been condemned as “nonsensical”, “disgraceful” and
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
Care homes receive hundreds of complaints
Care homes chains operating in Scotland have had hundreds of complaints upheld by inspectors in recent years, The Ferret can
Ex-oil lobbyist to be new Scottish Water chair
The new chair of Scottish Water has shares in Shell and is a former oil lobbyist, prompting questions about her
Anti-terrorism referrals for far right extremism rise in Scotland
The number of Scots referred to the UK Government’s counter-terrorism programme due to far right extremism has risen over
Far right Patriotic Alternative linked to six people in prison for hate crimes
A far right group that organises anti-asylum seeker protests in Scotland has links to six people in prison for race
Claim migration is at record high is Mostly True
Labour leader Keir Starmer clashed with Rishi Sunak over immigration at prime minister’s questions on Wednesday. In an exchange,
How did the ‘Elgin marbles’ end up in the UK?
Prime minister Rishi Sunak cancelled a meeting with his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis this week, reportedly after the Greek prime