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Politics and power
The Ferret investigates how power structures impact Scotland.
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‘Special access’: Oil giants lobby Yousaf at private dinner
Oil giants lobbied first minister Humza Yousaf to publicly endorse the North Sea industry and criticised the Scottish Government’s
Former Scots neo-Nazi group member involved in Homeland
A member of a now defunct group branded neo-Nazi has been active in a new far right political organisation
Tax-haven firms buy 40 per cent of Scotland’s vet practices amidst surging pet healthcare prices
Tax haven-based firms and corporations are among large companies which have bought up 40 per cent of Scotland’s
Claim Thatcher said SNP Westminster majority would be mandate for independence is Unsupported
The SNP conference took place this week, with the party’s strategy on independence a central part of the agenda.
Far right Homeland activists gain Scottish community councils seats
Members of a new organisation formed after the “UK’s most dangerous group on the British far right” splintered are
FFS explains: Why is Keir Starmer audio ‘leak’ likely to be fake?
The Labour Party conference took place in recent days with the party keen to promote its policies ahead of the
Book industry workers tell Baillie Gifford to drop fossil fuels
A new campaign supported by high-profile authors including Naomi Klein has urged Edinburgh book festival sponsor, Baillie Gifford, to
Clackmannanshire landowner told to ‘immediately’ unblock Cowden path
Residents, walking groups and local politicians have urged a Clackmannanshire estate manager to “immediately” reopen a popular path that has
Scotland’s 10 biggest vacant and derelict sites
The “world’s biggest” explosive plant, an ammunition store, sprawling opencast coal mines, railway networks, and RAF airfields make up
Sepa quietly scrapped 1,000 information requests
Nearly 1,000 unanswered information requests have been binned by the Scottish Government’s environmental watchdog without requesters being told.
Podcast: UK Government rhetoric puts torture survivors at risk, says top psychotherapist
The UK Government is “whipping up hatred” against asylum seekers and putting vulnerable people at “real risk” from harm, according
Force public bodies to ditch access fees for running events, ministers urged
Ministers must force public bodies to ditch land access restrictions and fees as high as £700, which have set “a