Ministry of Defence under pressure on Trident balloon accident
Local people filmed a large balloon meant to provide last-ditch communications in a nuclear war deflating and crashing. But the Ministry of Defence won’t say anything about it.
Politics and power
The Ferret investigates how power structures impact Scotland.
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Woodland bosses accused of failure and putting beavers at risk from guns
Government woodland bosses have been criticised for failing to deliver on a promise to bring beavers back to state-owned
What are 15 minute cities and why are they controversial?
Conservative MP Nick Fletcher used a speech in the House of Commons to promote a conspiracy theory about “15 minute
Revealed: Tobacco firms lobbied politicians at Holyrood 34 times
Tobacco companies have intensified their lobbying efforts at Holyrood ahead of a potential tightening of smoking legislation and they met
Nicola Sturgeon resigns: What happens next?
Nicola Sturgeon has resigned after eight years as first minister of Scotland. She has been in charge since November 2014,
Scottish Government threatens to stop funding US oil firm over Russia exports
The Scottish Government has threatened to withhold funding to a US oil multinational over its exports to Russia. The development
Edinburgh firm has £50m investment in embattled coal giant
An Edinburgh investment company which markets itself as sustainable and sponsors major cultural events in Scotland holds £50m worth of
Erskine protest attended by far right activists linked to banned neo-Nazi group
A protest in Erskine against asylum seekers, organised by the far right group Patriotic Alternative, was attended by people from
Shell accused of ‘muscling in’ on Scotland’s renewable body
Oil giant Shell is trying to get a staff member elected to the board of Scotland’s renewable energy body,
Far right group accused of trying to stir racial hatred in Erskine
A far right group in Scotland targeted by a government counter-terrorism strategy has been accused of trying to exploit
UK Government faces legal challenge over arms supply for Yemen’s war
The UK Government is facing a legal challenge in the high court over its supply of weapons for the war
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