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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People in Highlands pay hundreds of pounds more a year more for electricity
People in the Highlands are paying around £400 a year extra for electricity than the rest of Scotland, prompting claims
UK minister under fire for failure to declare links to pro-Brexit think tank
Brexit minister Steve Baker is under fire for not declaring his links to a right-wing, pro-Brexit think tank.
Claim that recorded crime down and police numbers up is Mostly True
As 2018 began, the SNP decided to highlight on some of its achievements in government over the previous year and
Claim Scotland Office hospitality spending has increased seven-fold is False
A row has broken out between the SNP and the Scotland Office after claims about spending on parties and social
‘Significant’ radioactive waste problem at Trident submarine base
Scotland’s environmental watchdog has criticised nuclear waste handling at the UK Trident bomb base on the Clyde after a
Banned terrorist group is behind latest neo-Nazi outfit in Scotland
A new neo-Nazi organisation recruiting in Scotland is run by a banned terrorist group, according to anti-racism campaigners.
Watchdogs should investigate secretive charity, says MSP
An MSP has called for investigations into a charity that has banked £2.5 million from investments in private finance
Scotland’s budget: Fact-checking tax claims
The announcement of tax changes in the Scottish Government’s draft Budget led to a flood of comment from rival
Barnardo’s accused of blocking rival charities in ‘flawed’ city funding bid
The director of a small Edinburgh children’s charity has hit out at its larger rival Barnardo’s, accusing them
Claim that Brexit was not a vote to leave single market is Half True
The SNP has consistently argued that any Brexit deal should keep Scotland and the UK inside the single market. In
Revealed: Scots pension funds invest in firms blacklisted by UN
Scotland’s two largest council pension funds have invested in companies reported to be on a United Nations (UN) blacklist
Claim that Scottish water is in public hands is Mostly True
New Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard has become embroiled in a row with the SNP over public ownership. The MSP,