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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‘Revolving door’ between government and fishing industry criticised as ex-civil servant takes top role
A former civil servant with the Scottish Government has taken on a prominent role with a major fishing group to
Claim UK Government urging children to sing pro-Britain song is True
Controversy has erupted after it was claimed that the UK Government is supporting school children singing a song in support
Claim Bolton had lower Covid-19 rate than Dundee is Mostly True
The Scottish Government announced at the end of last week that it was restricting travel between Scotland and the northern
More than one million patients unable to opt out of NHS plan to share personal data
A £63m plan to exploit NHS medical records has been criticised for failing to offer patients a choice over whether
The FFS Show Episode 9: How will pupil assessments work this year and did Nicola Sturgeon miss COBRA meetings?
The FFS Show is back with some more fact checks of claims you may have seen online… This week Ali
Scottish Government ‘resisted’ calls to give apology over forced adoptions
The Scottish Government had decided not to apologise to victims of historic forced adoption before meeting with a leading campaigner,
Emails reveal Scottish ministers snubbed by Priti Patel over immigration raid
A series of urgent emails from the heart of the Scottish Government on the day of a Home Office immigration
Lothian Pension Fund drops Israeli bank at centre of divestment campaign
Lothian Pension Fund no longer holds shares in an Israeli bank which finances illegal West Bank settlements, prompting pro-Palestinian divestment
FFS explains: SNP mandate and a second referendum
The SNP returned 64 MSPs in the Scottish Parliament election, and formed a minority government, which will again look for
Lobbyist volunteered to help anti-SNP campaign in Scottish election
A senior lobbyist with an international consulting company volunteered to help a Facebook group running anti-SNP adverts during the Scottish
Bee-killing pesticide treatment for fish farms backed by Scottish Government
The Scottish Government is paving the way for the multinational salmon farming industry to start using a toxic pesticide blamed
FFS explains: Scottish independence, the EU and a ‘hard border’
The SNP has pledged to hold another independence referendum “after the Covid crisis is over”. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has