MoD confirms potential Scottish bomb sites after Ferret revelations
Government names areas being assessed for new munitions plants after The Ferret uncovers hidden details in a botched FoI response.
Politics and power
The Ferret investigates how power structures impact Scotland.
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UK Government plan to give armed nuclear police more powers raises ‘profound concerns’
A UK Government plan to give an armed police force called the Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) greater powers has raised
Councils offering “lucrative loopholes’ to developers, says housing charity
A major developer which bought land from a golf club will not have to build affordable housing due to a
The FFS Show episode 13: GERS special
It’s not just the FFS Show podcast that’s landing today. The annual Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland report,
FFS explains: what is the GERS report and what can it tell you?
The Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (GERS) report was released today. Published annually, the report details the difference between Scotland’
Cambo oil firm under fire over tax haven
The main developer behind the controversial Cambo oil field north west of Shetland is ultimately owned in an offshore tax
South of Scotland Enterprise board member fined for paying workers less than minimum wage
A recently-closed business owned by a board member of a Scottish Government agency set up to “tackle inequality within the
Disadvantaged children should be priority in Covid recovery, says report
Anti-poverty groups have called on the Scottish Government to urgently introduce measures to end child poverty after a new report
Fact check: Dawn Butler’s claims about Boris Johnson
Labour MP Dawn Butler was ejected from the House of Commons after listing a number of statements by the Prime
Covid-19 graphic shared by John Swinney is Mostly False
Scotland’s deputy first minister and Covid-19 recovery secretary John Swinney was reported to the UK Statistics Authority this week
‘Completely Unaffordable’: Flats in former public building let for up to £2,500
Campaigners have renewed calls for more affordable housing and rent controls after it emerged private flats in a former public
Transport Scotland £500m fund claim branded ‘absurd’ by campaigners
Campaigners have branded a claim made by Transport Scotland that no correspondence exists about its flagship bus partnership fund policy
Claim Scotland lagging behind UK on vaccines is Half True
Scotland has moved into a modified version of Level 0 on the Scottish Government’s five-tier system of Covid restrictions.