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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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
Revealed: The dark-money Brexit ads flooding social media
Over the past week tens of thousands of pounds has been spent on Facebook adverts promoting a No Deal Brexit.
Claim SNP budget gives tax cut to Government ministers is Mostly True
The Scottish income tax changes are once again the focus of political debate, as the government’s budget plans were
UK neo-Nazis active on website offering bomb-making and chemical weapons training
British neo-Nazis appear to have been active on a violent website in America that promotes lone wolf attacks and
Scottish Parliament to review ethics of pension investments
Holyrood’s £82 million pension fund is to be reviewed after campaigners questioned whether some of its investments were ethical.
Pro-Israel group ‘disassociates’ itself from former BNP member
A pro-Israel group in Scotland has issued public statements disassociating itself from a former member of the British National
Claim UK did not respect result of 1979 Scottish referendum is Mostly False
The UK Prime Minister’s attempts to secure support for her Brexit deal have been unsuccessful, with 432 MPs rejecting
Nuclear submariners snub the Clyde due to ‘Scottish independence’
UK nuclear submarine crews do not want to live around the Faslane naval base on the Clyde because of the
Call made for improved out-of-hours mental health care in prisons
Immediate changes should be made to put in place better out-of-hours mental health provision in prisons, it has
