MoD confirms potential Scottish bomb sites after Ferret revelations
Government names areas being assessed for new munitions plants after The Ferret uncovers hidden details in a botched FoI response.
Politics and power
The Ferret investigates how power structures impact Scotland.
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Most council trucks lack safer brakes recommended after Glasgow bin lorry crash
Three quarters of large goods vehicles run by Scottish councils have not been fitted with the advanced braking system recommended
Revealed: the ‘unacceptable’ risk of no deal Brexit for schools
A no deal Brexit would put school testing data at risk and could lead to “unacceptable” shortages of teachers, according
Fergus Ewing under fire for ‘conflict of interest’ over felled pinewood
The rural economy minister, Fergus Ewing, intervened to support a hotel developer accused of illegally destroying an ancient pinewood in
Aberdeenshire urged to drop waste incinerator
Aberdeenshire Council is being urged to scrap plans for a new waste incinerator with warnings that it could be harmful
Fact check: Does the Scottish Government have the power to help WASPI women?
The issue of pension inequality has again been in the news, after it was brought up in the UK parliament
Scottish Government under fire for £715k caged hen firm subsidy
Animal welfare groups and the Scottish Greens have criticised the Scottish Government for giving a £715,000 subsidy to one
Claim workplace levy is SNP ‘car park tax’ costing £500 per year is Half True
One of the most controversial aspects of the Scottish budget was only added at the eleventh-hour. The so-called ‘car park
Scottish ministers can stop nuclear waste dump, say advisers
Scottish ministers have the power to halt plans to dump nuclear waste on Aboriginal land in Australia which could breach
Scotland’s green watchdog slammed for paying consultant £1,000 a day
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) is facing criticism for paying a consultant nearly £1,000 a day for 66
New Brexit poll analysis shows most people now back remain
Public opinion across the UK has shifted decisively against Brexit over the last 18 months, according to an analysis of
Nazi sympathiser David Irving giving secret talks in Scotland
A notorious Holocaust denier and Nazi sympathiser, David Irving, is touring Scotland and giving talks at secret locations, according to
Revealed: the suffering faced by Scotland’s farm animals during live transport
Thousands of farm animals in Scotland have suffered in more than 300 serious welfare breaches during live transport in recent