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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‘Rotten to the core’: £300m of student housing linked to tax havens
Student accommodation buildings in Scottish cities collectively worth over £300m are directly owned by firms registered in offshore tax havens,
Why does who owns Scottish land and property really matter?
This week we are revealing some of the previously unknown individuals, corporations and global governments who own land and property
Unmasked: The foreign states who bought up Scots property worth millions
The governments of China, Qatar, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates have extensive property portfolios in Scotland collectively worth nearly
Image showing Nicola Sturgeon in police car is False
Nicola Sturgeon’s arrest on Sunday led to a media storm, as Scotland’s most high-profile politician was taken into
Pippa Middleton’s family owns Highland estate via offshore tax shelters
The millionaire family of Kate Middleton’s sister owns the 10,000-acre Glen Affric estate in the Highlands via a
Revealed: The billionaire Wall Street investor behind a Borders shooting estate
A billionaire Wall Street investor and Tory donor is the beneficial owner of a Borders sporting estate which had its
How we revealed Scotland’s Secret Owners
In 2020, The Ferret calculated that nearly £2.8bn worth of Scottish property was owned by companies based in tax
Tory funders own more than £50m of Scottish property in secretive tax havens
Major financial backers of the Conservative Party – including personal donors to Boris Johnson – own lucrative properties across Scotland through secretive
Scottish Government failing to tackle sewage sludge, says Environmental Rights Centre
A green charity has accused ministers of failing to regulate the use of a potentially dangerous sewage fertiliser seven years
China closes Glasgow secret police station
China has closed its secret police stations in Britain including one allegedly linked to a Glasgow restaurant. The Loon Fung,
What is the EU’s ‘bendy bananas’ law?
One of the most enduring claims relating to the European Union has reared its head again in the media. An
Costa lobbyists tried to write Scottish Government rules on building of drive-throughs
Coffee giant Costa wanted to help write Scottish Government guidelines on the future of drive-through restaurants, sparking concerns about lobbyists’