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 councils slammed for spending ‘common good’ funds on booze
Two Scottish local authorities who spent over £42,000 of funds meant for the “common good” on boozy receptions have
Operating theatre at £27m Fife hospital unused since opening 10 years ago
An operating theatre at a £27 million Fife hospital has never been used for surgery since it opened ten years
Claim that Scotland is highest taxed part of UK is Mostly False
Boris Johnson attacked the SNP in an interview, saying his government would bring forward plans to “compensate for the grave
Revealed: multi-level teaching widespread across Scottish schools
The Scottish Government has been urged to act over the use of multi-level teaching in schools after an investigation
Scottish Government rejects legal ban on fracking
Scottish ministers have rejected calls for a watertight legal ban on fracking, promising instead that they would use planning policy
How tax haven investors profit from Edinburgh’s empty sick kid’s hospital
Profits from a controversial new children’s hospital in Edinburgh are being channelled through tax havens to offshore investors, we
Councils criticised for using common good funds for foreign flights
Scottish councils have been criticised for using their Common Good Funds to pay for council officials to fly off to
People power: the ‘ghetto president’ challenging Uganda’s elite
In October 2018, a man emerged on stage at a beach near Lake Victoria in Uganda. As hundreds of soldiers,
Police Scotland criticised over treatment of vulnerable informants
An independent assessment of Police Scotland’s covert surveillance work has raised concerns over the force’s treatment of informants.
£1,800 fine for £2.35m Tory dark money trust damned as ‘derisory’
An £1,800 fine imposed on a Tory dark money trust is “derisory” and “an advert to break the rules”
Tory ‘dark money’ trust fined £1,800 by Electoral Commission
A “dark money” trust that gave £364,000 to the Scottish Conservatives has been fined £1,800 by the UK
Bomb firm told Scottish Enterprise munitions were “key growth area”
An Ayrshire firm making explosives told Scottish Enterprise that munitions were a “key growth area” when applying for taxpayers’ money,