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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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
Ineos ‘under-reporting’ climate emissions, says regulator
Ineos has been underestimating climate pollution from its chemical plants at Grangemouth since 2016, according to the Scottish Government’s
Catholic church told to shut down gay conversion therapy groups
The Catholic Church has been told to act swiftly to shut down groups across Scotland promoting gay conversion therapy after
Charlotte Square to Quartermile: Scotland’s tax haven district
Tax haven firms are buying up large swathes of the capital, with many of Edinburgh’s most iconic buildings now
Lawyers threaten to sue Strathclyde Pension Fund over equal pay retirement funds
Lawyers representing thousands of women who secured the largest equal pay settlement in Scottish history are planning legal action against
Revealed: Scottish property worth billions owned by tax haven firms
Foreign companies own £4.4 billion worth of Scottish property, The Ferret can reveal, leading to calls for greater transparency
‘Families are drowning’: urgent calls made for child maintenance payments to be enforced
The UK government must step in to prevent single parent families “drowning in poverty” because their child maintenance payments have
UK government broke inspection rules at Scottish bomb factory
The UK government has failed to meet its official criteria for conducting “regular and thorough inspections” of arms facilities every
Mass shooting of mountain hares to be banned
Landowners will be prevented from mass shooting of mountain hares and salmon farmers face controls on sonic seal scarers after