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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Retail haven: Three in four city shopping centres have offshore links
More than three out of four of Scotland’s largest city shopping centres are owned in, or linked to tax
Two-thirds of high street property owned outwith Scotland
Only a third of properties on Scotland’s busiest shopping streets are owned by companies registered in the country, The
Patriotic Alternative leader guilty of firearms charges
The leader of the far right group Patriotic Alternative Scotland appeared in court yesterday after pleading guilty to firearms charges.
Tories receive £1.7m in donations from fossil fuel sector and climate sceptics
The Conservative Party and its MPs have registered more than £1.7m in donations from climate sceptics and fossil fuel
Hundreds urge action over finance crisis at Edinburgh University
A letter signed by more than 1,800 people has today been sent to Edinburgh University management to express “urgent
Green concerns raised over Scottish Government’s Just Transition Fund
Environmental campaigners have raised concerns that millions of pounds from the Scottish Government’s Just Transition Fund have been awarded
Claim the Scottish Government budget is effectively fixed is Half True
The latest paper on the Scottish Government’s plan for independence has been released with the first minister setting out
Peat multinational allegedly breached planning permission
A multinational which extracts peat from a site in Dumfries and Galloway has been doing so “in breach of…planning
More than 10,000 data breaches by Scottish local authorities
Scottish local authorities have recorded more than 10,000 data breaches over the last five years, The Ferret can reveal.
Claim Liz Truss will have £115,000 allowance as ex-prime minister is True
Liz Truss resigned on 20 October after just six weeks in charge, making her the shortest serving prime minister in
Concerns over Perth climate plan as more money spent on new road
Concerns have been raised about how Perth and Kinross council will pay for its climate change plan after it used
SNP criticised for hosting major polluters at conference
The SNP’s annual conference featured exhibits from an oil giant and an energy firm accused of being “the world’