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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New far right group formed after Patriotic Alternative splits
Far right activists in Scotland have split from Patriotic Alternative to form a new group called Homeland which held its
‘Corporate con’? Big polluting investors behind push for hydrogen heating
Authoritarian regimes and financial giants with stakes in the fossil fuel industry are among investors who would benefit from plans
Timeline: The SNP finances controversy
The SNP is facing mounting issues after a police probe into its finances led to the arrests of prominent party
Scottish Government overturned 4 in 10 planning appeals last year
The Scottish Government has been accused of “stripping powers away” from councils after overturning four in ten planning decisions that
Coul Links developer donated to climate denial group
A billionaire bidding to build an “environmentally friendly” Highland golf course on protected sand dunes has been branded a “Trumpian
Man linked to alleged Chinese secret police met with Boris Johnson
A businessman behind a Glasgow restaurant accused of being a Chinese secret police station met with Boris Johnson at a
Comparing Scotland and England’s A and E performance
Scotland’s accident and emergency (A and E) performance has been the subject of criticism from political parties and campaigners.
Man convicted of race hate crimes broadcasted by Patriotic Alternative Scotland
A man who featured on a podcast by the far right group Patriotic Alternative Scotland has been convicted of inciting
Claim officers dug up Nicola Sturgeon’s garden in police search is False
Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell’s arrest was headline news around the UK this week, as police converged on
Scotland’s ‘unlawful’ bathing water policy challenged by Environmental Rights Centre
A green charity has complained to Environmental Standards Scotland about the Scottish Government’s allegedly “unlawful” approach to protecting bathing
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
New Scottish energy minister did a decade in PR for oil industry
Scotland’s new energy minister spent a decade working in public relations for the oil and gas industry. Aberdeenshire East