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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US oil firm in Montrose exported to Russia months after calls for trading to cease
A US oil multinational funded by the Scottish Government exported oil and gas drilling equipment from Montrose to Russia three
Far right extremism most common ideology in latest counter-terrorism referral data
Far right extremism was the most common ideology of individuals in Scotland reported to the UK Government’s counter-terrorism programme,
Scottish Family Party leader slammed for far right interview
The leader of the Scottish Family Party is under fire after being interviewed by a prominent figure in Patriotic Alternative
What is a Section 35, and how does it affect Scotland’s gender recognition law
The Scottish Government’s Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill has been blocked by the UK Government, using a special “veto”
Revealed: The spiralling cost of Scotland’s flood defences
Twenty-eight ‘vital’ Scottish flood defence schemes are now expected to cost nearly one billion pounds – three times more than was
Claim there’s ‘no desire’ in Scotland to have EU membership is False
Brexit continues to be a point of controversy in Scotland, and MPs regularly question UK Government representatives at Westminster over
Scots far right group targeted by government counter-terrorism strategy
The far right group Patriotic Alternative Scotland is the subject of a counter-terrorism strategy involving the Scottish Government, The Ferret
Claim SNP MSPs froze their pay at 2008 levels is Half True
The wages of parliamentarians are always a controversial issue, and Ferret Fact Service has looked at claims around MPs pay
Scotland’s largest council pension funds have £230m invested in firms operating in Russia
Scotland’s largest council pension funds have around £230m invested in Western companies continuing to operate in Russia almost a
East Lothian Council accused of creating ‘two-tier access’ to environmental data
East Lothian Council has responded to just eight per cent of environmental information requests since it introduced a blanket policy
Claim that SNP broke manifesto pledge in Scottish budget is Mostly True
The Scottish Government announced the details of its budget on Thursday, amid the ongoing cost-of-living crisis. Deputy first minister John
Claim that Scotland has 25 per cent of Europe’s offshore wind capacity is False
Stephen Flynn is the Westminster leader for the Scottish National Party (SNP). The 34-year-old MP for Aberdeen South replaced Ian