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.
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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
Claim Scotland’s climate targets are toughest in the world is False
Scotland’s approach to tackling climate change has been praised by international organisations, and the ruling SNP party has described
Offshore links to Scottish private finance deals revealed
Most of the Scottish Government’s £8 billion private finance projects to build schools, hospitals and roads have links to
Revealed: £56m cuts to disability payments hit Scotland’s poorest hardest
Many of Scotland’s poorest communities have been hit hardest by cuts to disability benefits with over £56 million lost
FFS Explains: the changing benefits system in the UK and Scotland
The ways in which people receive welfare benefits are changing across the UK as the Westminster government continues to roll
Think tank ‘crossed the line’ on Brexit, Charity Commission finds
A controversial think tank called the Legatum Institute has been strongly criticised by charity regulators following an investigation first reported
Claim that Glasgow drug death rate is over 1000% higher than EU is Mostly True
Scotland’s illegal drug culture is in the spotlight after a leading Scottish government adviser said people should not be