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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FFS explains: Boris Johnson and the mandate
Boris Johnson’s elevation to Prime Minister has been accompanied with calls questioning his mandate to lead the country. Ian
Scottish airports could lose 220,000 passengers if Heathrow expands
Scottish airports could lose more than 220,000 passengers if the £14 billion third runway at Heathrow goes ahead, according
Jo Swinson criticised over donor links to fossil fuels and tax avoidance
The new Liberal Democrat leader, Jo Swinson, has come under fire from political opponents for accepting donations from the director
Revealed: the 130,000 wild animals licensed to be killed by wildlife agency
The Scottish Government agency responsible for protecting wildlife has licensed the killing of 130,000 wild animals in the last
Revealed: pro-Brexit Tory group working as ‘party within a party’
Story by Peter Geoghegan, Jenna Corderoy and James Cusick A group of pro-Brexit Tory MPs led by Jacob Rees-
The Scottish Government’s first big climate conversation takes flak
The launch of the Scottish Government’s public consultation on how to combat the global climate emergency has been condemned
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