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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Tenants ‘sidelined’ as landlords lobby for extra Covid-19 subsidy
Landlord lobbyists have pressured Scottish Government officials for further coronavirus subsidies in regular meetings with civil servants, documents show. The
Revealed: Scottish Family Party leader breached electoral law
The leader of the Scottish Family Party breached electoral law by failing to submit a record of his personal campaign
Threat of legal action over farmed salmon ‘torture chamber’
Campaigners are contemplating legal action alleging animal cruelty after a video showed farmed salmon being deloused by a floating washing
How has polling changed on Scottish independence since 2014?
In the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, the No campaign won by 55 per cent to 45. In the five years
Covid-19: Scotland ‘losing £15m a day from loss in women’s earnings’
Women have been forced to perform more unpaid labour during the Covid-19 crisis with their collective lost earnings or productivity
Exposed: the businesses that most often lobby Scottish ministers
Most lobbying of Scottish ministers has been carried out by big businesses and farmers, according to an analysis of Holyrood’
Claim Scottish Government got £21m from Summer economic update is Half True
As we emerge from the coronavirus lockdown the UK government’s strategy to restart the economy has been revealed, leading
Amazon warehouse now owned in tax haven after £6.3m tax payer subsidy
Amazon’s flagship Scottish centre, which received millions of pounds in publicly funded grants, is now owned in a tax
UK Government office deal sparks £6.5m payout to tax haven firm
The UK Government has been accused of “colluding with tax evasion” after a property deal linked to the construction of
Scottish care homes owned by the Chinese state in tax havens
Dozens of Scotland’s care home buildings are owned by companies based in tax havens and controlled by global hedge
SNP’s mental health spokesperson voted against move to limit abortion clinic protests
Women’s organisations have raised concerns after the SNP’s spokesperson at Westminster on mental health voted against a motion
National Defence League founder is neo-Nazi from England, campaigners claim
A leading member of a far right group called the National Defence League is a neo-Nazi from England, it has
