The police force protecting our nuclear sites keeps losing classified stuff
Three years ago we revealed a "litany" of security incidents within the police force which guards nuclear plants. They haven't reduced much since.
Politics and power
The Ferret investigates how power structures impact Scotland.
1051 articles
(Page 62)
Public sector accused of paying ‘lip service’ to climate emergency
The public sector in Scotland is being urged to step up its efforts to tackle the climate emergency, after a
Claim ‘Welcome to Scotland’ slogan cost $162,972 is Mostly False
Scottish tourism is the focus of a viral meme which has been shared thousands of times across the world in
Dundee council ‘raided’ common good fund for £5.5k Lord Provost portrait
Dundee City Council has been criticised by one of Scotland’s biggest trade unions and the Scottish Conservatives for using
Claim of 82 per cent opposition to transgender self-identification is Mostly False
The Scottish Government’s plans to alter the Gender Recognition Act have led to fierce debate in recent months. The
Gaps revealed in nuclear convoy crash preparations
A series of shortfalls in Scotland’s emergency arrangements for coping with a nuclear bomb convoy crash have been exposed
Expert witness at Scottish neo-Nazi trials warns of more ‘lone wolf’ attacks
An expert on neo-Nazis who was a lead prosecution witness at two landmark terror trials in Scotland has warned there
Concerns over Scottish Enterprise grants to Hong Kong tear gas firm
Concerns have been raised with the Scottish Government over its relationship with an arms company that sold Hong Kong tear
Fact check: Jo Swinson’s claim on education inequality
Liberal Democrat leadership candidate Jo Swinson was the centre of controversy over university education during an episode of BBC Question
Revealed: the intensive farms polluting Scotland with ammonia
Intensive farms are polluting Scotland with increasing amounts of ammonia gas that contributes to millions of deaths worldwide, according to
Climate change denier makes big donations to Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt
A prominent climate change sceptic’s company has donated £25,000 each to both Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt’s
Council officials push to weaken freedom of information law
Senior local authority officials are lobbying to relax freedom of information (FoI) law so that they can increase charges, delay
Firms’ human rights records checked by Scottish Enterprise
Dozens of companies have undergone human rights checks by Scottish Enterprise following concerns over public money being awarded to arms