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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Biometrics watchdog will lack powers, say critics
Government plans to appoint an independent watchdog to monitor how facial recognition, fingerprints and genetic information are used in Scotland
Tory ‘dark money’ trust reveals £2.35m assets
A trust funding the Scottish Conservatives with so-called “dark money” has revealed it has assets of £2.35 million,
Lobbyist outed as Tory ‘dark money’ trustee sparks call for tighter rules
A leading Holyrood lobbyist has been criticised after a Ferret investigation revealed he is also on the board of a
Scottish minister ‘sorry’ for wrong info on arms funding
A Scottish Government minister apologised after being forced to admit that more than 12 times as much public money was
Government urged to declare public health emergency over drug deaths
Campaigners are calling on the Scottish Government to declare a public health emergency following record levels of drug related deaths
Tory ‘dark money’ trust reveals address and trustees
A trust accused of funding the Scottish Conservatives with “dark money” has revealed its official address and current trustees following
Sturgeon weighs into Scottish Tory ‘dark money’ row
Pressure is mounting on the Scottish Conservatives over the alleged use of “dark money” from a secretive trust after Scotland’
Nearly all respondents to fox hunting consultation want law changed
Nearly all of the 18,787 respondents to a public consultation on fox hunting want the law to be reformed.
‘Serious flaw’ in management of Brexit donor Arron Banks’s charity
A charity set up by Brexit backer, Arron Banks, has been strongly criticised by the Charity Commission. The regulator found
Electoral Commission probes £319,000 Tory ‘dark money’ trust
A secretive trust without a fixed address or known current trustees that gave £319,000 to the Scottish Conservatives is
Think tank adviser had unminuted meetings with Brexit policymakers
A former trade adviser to controversial think tank the Legatum Institute held numerous unminuted meetings with senior Brexit policymakers including
Scottish Government breaching freedom of information law, says watchdog
The Scottish Government has been condemned by its freedom of information (FoI) watchdog for breaking the law by delaying and