Named: the salmon farms rapped over animal welfare
In the past the UK Animal and Plant Health Agency kept secret the salmon farms it censured on animal welfare grounds. Now it has changed its mind.
Politics and power
The Ferret investigates how power structures impact Scotland.
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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
Sepa pensions invested in oil and sewage-dumping water firm
Pensions for Scotland’s environment agency are invested in fossil fuel giants and an English water company that spilled more
FFS explains: Rwanda plan confusion
The UK Government’s immigration policy, known as the Rwanda plan, has been declared unlawful by the country’s highest
Scotland’s forests dominated by estates, investors and absentee owners, says report
Ownership of Scotland’s forests is becoming increasingly dominated by wealthy estates, investors and absentee owners who live outwith Scotland,
White supremacist who attended anti-asylum seeker protests in Erskine jailed for five years
A white supremacist from England who attended anti-asylum seeker protests in Erskine has been jailed for five years for racist