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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Trophy hunting opponents ‘unsophisticated’, says shooting group
A sport shooting group has come under fire from politicians and campaigners after labelling people opposed to trophy hunting as
Claim blue passports are made abroad and cannot be imported to UK is Mostly False
One of the recurring debates about Brexit in recent years has been over UK passports, and specifically what colour they
Private finance schemes cost Scottish taxpayers £40bn, says spending watchdog
Private finance schemes embraced by successive governments have left Scottish taxpayers having to foot a £40 billion bill to build
Police Scotland taser use up sixfold in four years
The number of times tasers were deployed by Police Scotland to confront suspects has shot up from 13 to 80
2,553 devices awaiting digital analysis, say police
Police Scotland has a backlog of 2,553 electronic items awaiting digital forensic analysis, The Ferret can reveal. A reply
Scottish school children targeted by arms firm allegedly complicit in war crimes
An Italian arms firm accused of complicity in alleged war crimes in Yemen and the “ethnic cleansing” of Kurds in
Claim Scotland needs a deficit of 3% or lower to join EU is Mostly False
Scottish Labour MP Ian Murray spoke in the House of Commons about the prospect of an independent Scotland joining the
Government officials worried that tree deal with Shell was “greenwashing”
Senior Scottish Government forestry officials feared that a £5 million tree-planting deal with the oil giant, Shell, could be
UK tried “diplomatic blackmail” to force Mandela to buy Scottish warships
Newly-released government documents show that in 1995 the UK Conservative government threatened to cut back naval co-operation with
Watchdog probes overseas schools funded by UK taxpayers after human rights concerns
A UK government-backed programme running for-profit schools in Africa and India is being investigated by an international watchdog
FFS explains: UK government’s voter ID plan
The Conservative government’s main policy priorities were announced in the Queen’s Speech as MPs returned to work after
Firms linked to tax havens profit from NHS recruitment crisis
Firms profiting from NHS Scotland’s recruitment crisis have links to tax havens and pay their directors up to £184,