Oops: MoD blunder reveals secret details of bomb project
A botched freedom of information response has revealed sites in the frame for the UK’s expanding weapons programme.
Politics and power
The Ferret investigates how power structures impact Scotland.
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Millionaire MP who branded wind farms ‘eco scam’ owns wind turbine firm
A multimillionaire Highland MP co-owns a wind turbine firm despite branding wind power an “eco scam” and helping set up
‘Sickening’: Grangemouth owners set for £6m closure windfall
The owners of the Grangemouth oil refinery are set to earn a multimillion pound windfall when the plant closes next
Eco-billionaire’s private jets took over 1,000 flights in four years
Private jets owned by Scotland’s richest man and environmental champion, Anders Holch Povlsen, have made over 1,000 flights
Far right European politicians join Homeland UK conference
A far right party in the UK hosted controversial European political parties including one designated as “extremist” and whose regional
Billionaire family linked to trade unionist blacklisting scandal are Tory donors
A billionaire family once headed by a key player in an operation which blacklisted trade unionists and others from employment
Claim levels of crime are currently at 40-year lows is Mostly False
John Swinney defended the Scottish Government’s record on justice during first minister’s questions (FMQs) on October 26, claiming
UK overseas territories are world’s worst corporate tax havens, says report
UK overseas territories including the British Virgin Islands make up the world’s worst tax havens and are responsible for
Row erupts on island of Ulva after community buyout
A row has erupted between tenants and management over living conditions on the island of Ulva following the biggest community
Photo essay: Glasgow’s anti-immigration protest
Last Saturday in Glasgow, far right activists were among an estimated 350 protestors who descended on George Square for an
Scottish Government refuses to release minutes of ‘secretive’ Israel meeting
The Scottish Government has refused to release minutes of Angus Robertson’s ‘secretive’ meeting with an Israeli diplomat, prompting accusations
Revealed: Canadian government owns Scots property via tax haven
The investment arm of a Canadian provincial government with an alleged history of tax avoidance is the owner of a
Claim Scottish child payment already lifted more than 100,000 kids out of poverty is False
The Scottish Government has announced its policy plans for 2024-25, with first minister John Swinney saying the eradication of child