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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Fact check: Claims about the Scots language
The Scots language has become part of the political debate in Scotland in recent years, promoted by activists, artists and
Fife hydrogen trial short on sign ups despite offering £1k ‘bribe’
A ‘world-first’ trial of hydrogen heating systems in Fife is yet to sign up its targeted number of local households
FFS Show 43: Who Owns Urban Scotland?
This week’s episode is a special one, focusing on our series in conjunction with The Herald called Who Owns
56 MPs accepted paid-for-trips and gifts from Qatar worth £370,000
At least 56 MPs accepted paid-for-trips and gifts from Qatar collectively worth £370,000 over the five years before the
Red tape and legal fees: Call to make community ownership in cities easier
Barriers such as red tape, incomplete data and difficulties tracking down absentee landlords must be urgently tackled to help more
More than a third of properties in Glasgow’s Sauchiehall Street are vacant
Sauchiehall Street is Scotland’s most struggling high street with 36 per cent of its shops, offices and domestic properties
Five ways to fix the high street
Once considered one of Scotland’s best shopping streets, Sauchiehall Street is now the most struggling. Dr Allison Orr and
Pretty vacant: Local authorities and tax havens own hundreds of empty properties
Local authorities own over 1,100 vacant properties in Scotland’s cities while real estate investors, tax haven firms and
Scotland’s infrastructure linked to tax havens, China and the ‘Vampire Kangaroo’
Vital parts of Scotland’s infrastructure are linked to tax haven firms, China, multinationals accused of greenwashing, foreign pension funds
Scottish broadband rollout firm linked to Pegasus spy spyware
One of the firms building broadband services across Scotland’s towns and cities is backed by a state-owned Emirati company
Fears raised more cultural venues could end up in private hands
More Scots cultural venues could be at risk of takeovers by multinational firms and private developers — including those with links
Revealed: The Scottish cultural institutions linked to tax havens
Global firms linked to tax havens own or operate Scottish theatres, music venues, pubs and bars, analysis by The Ferret