Ministry of Defence under pressure on Trident balloon accident
Local people filmed a large balloon meant to provide last-ditch communications in a nuclear war deflating and crashing. But the Ministry of Defence won’t say anything about it.
Politics and power
The Ferret investigates how power structures impact Scotland.
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Scottish Welfare Fund failing families in financial crisis
The Scottish Welfare Fund, which the Scottish Government claims is there to help people who need it most, has failed
Facebook removes Scottish pages linked to QAnon conspiracy
Facebook has removed a number of Scottish groups on its platform identified by The Ferret as being associated with a
Scots Oil firm linked to man at centre of Brexit donation mystery collapses
A Scottish oil and gas company linked to the man behind the Democratic Unionist Party’s mysterious £435,000 Brexit
Deleted police records on thousands of Scots still held by other public bodies
Data on thousands of Scots that has been deleted from a controversial Police Scotland database over privacy concerns may still
Officers’ attempt to avoid punishment over ‘racist’ messages costs Police Scotland £200,000
An attempt by ten police officers to block disciplinary action being taken against them for allegedly sharing racist and antisemitic
Facebook pages promoting banned QAnon cult still live
Facebook pages in Scotland promoting a cult called QAnon have not been removed by the social media giant despite a
National Trust deemed ‘imperious’ for selling Scottish island
The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) has been branded “imperious” for selling a west coast island entrusted to them by
UK is second biggest arms dealer in the world
Britain is the second biggest arms dealer in the world after the US, according to new statistics from the Department
Golden Dawn and the killing of Pavlos Fyssas
“It’s a very dark story,” says forensic investigator, Stefanos Levidis. He is standing in front of an imposing mural
Fewer than half of Scottish Government’s pledged rural homes built
The Scottish Government has built fewer than half of the houses promised in rural areas and islands more than four
Fergus Ewing under formal investigation for alleged bullying
The rural economy secretary, Fergus Ewing, is under formal investigation for alleged bullying following a complaint from the recently retired
QAnon: Scottish child abuse protests linked to US conspiracy cult
Protests against child trafficking in Scottish cities have links to a far-right conspiracy cult from America called QAnon that