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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Far right Scottish Dawn banned by UK Government under terror laws
A far right group in Scotland exposed as having links to neo-Nazis by The Ferret has been proscribed as
Ukip and anti-far right both tried to block Brexit donor’s “patriotic” rebrand
Both anti-far right activists and senior Ukip officials attempted to block controversial Brexit donor Arron Banks’ burgeoning political ambitions
Brexit campaigners spending was “unusual”, emails show
The Electoral Commission believed that spending by prominent Leave campaigners in last year’s Brexit referendum was “unusual” but did
Claim that 200,000 people are waiting for affordable housing is Half True
One of the central promises in the Scottish Government’s legislative programme was investment in affordable housing. Investment of over
Labour claim that SNP voted down public sector pay cap end is Mostly True
The First Minister has announced the Scottish Government’s plans for the next parliamentary session, known as the programme for
The SNP could not have allowed public sector bid for ScotRail
The ScotRail franchise is back in focus after a viral video shared by grassroots Labour group Momentum caused controversy. The
Scottish taxpayers give £110,000 handout to Trump
Scottish taxpayers have given Donald Trump a £110,000 handout to help his £11 million golf business in Ayrshire, The
Government ‘failing to protect Scotland from nuclear convoy crash’
Scotland is “wholly unprepared” to deal with an accident or an attack on the nuclear bomb convoys that regularly travel
Anti fascists shut down first public meeting of new far right group
Anti fascists targeted and shut down the first public meeting of Scotland’s latest extreme far right group, The Ferret
First Minister’s claim that unemployment is down is Mostly True
Scotland’s latest statistics on employment have been released, and generated immediate controversy. Major news outlets covered the story in
Sturgeon’s claim that SNP scrapped tuition fees is Mostly True
The issue of tuition fees has been in the spotlight recently as Jeremy Corbyn indicated that a Labour government would
Revealed: company director’s secret life as a neo-Nazi
The director of a Highland firm selling game is a neo-Nazi who promoted the views of a Holocaust denier,