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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Claim treasury secretary said pensions would be paid by UK after independence is False
The SNP’s Westminster leader Ian Blackford made a controversial claim about pensions during media interviews about an independent Scotland.
MSPs lobbying at £200 a head dinner sparks call for better transparency rules
A dozen Scots politicians, including two government ministers, were wined and dined by companies at a £200 per head dinner
Insurers invest £6bn in North Sea oil firms while removing cover on climate frontline
Insurance companies have invested over £6 billion in the biggest firms operating in the North Sea oil and gas industry
Home Office condemned for ‘parallel world’ of ‘unsuitable’ Scottish asylum accommodation
The Home Office has been condemned for creating “a parallel world” of unsuitable asylum accommodation in hotels across Scotland where,
Fears raised over veterinary procedures offered by unregulated canine fertility clinics
Animal welfare campaigners have voiced fears that canine fertility clinics cashing in on the booming puppy trade are offering veterinary
FFS explains: How does a Prime Minister leave office?
The Prime Minister is under significant pressure after revelations about parties being held at Number 10 during the strict Covid-19
Claim UK pension is worst in developed world is Half True
Pensions have formed an important part of the political debate in the UK in recent years, figuring in discussions around
Nearly half of young Scots say finances worsen their mental health
Nearly 50 per cent of 16-24 year olds in Scotland said that their financial situation negatively impacts their mental health,
Women had suicidal thoughts after misogynistic abuse by Patriotic Alternative’s supporters
Two women formerly involved Patriotic Alternative – a far right group whose most active chapter is in Scotland – have described how
NatureScot lacked “coherent strategy” to tackle decline of Scotland’s natural sites
A senior figure at NatureScot expressed concern there was no “coherent strategy” at the Scottish Government’s wildlife agency on
A fifth of pupils did not sit standardised tests
The Scottish Government has been urged to scrap controversial standardised tests in schools after figures revealed that as few as
Dalwhinnie one of over 1,250 level crossings shut to public
A Scottish walking charity has condemned Network Rail for putting “impenetrable walls” between the public and the countryside by closing