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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Does the ‘rape clause’ only require victims to tick a box to receive exemption?
A bitter row has broken out between the parties in Scotland over UK Government changes to the child tax credit
Is the SNP planning to “cut back” bus pass eligibility?
While national questions have dominated the political conversation as we head towards the general election, Scots will also go to
Top salaries rise at Glasgow City Council despite cuts
Top earners at Glasgow City Council and the authority’s spin-off companies have seen their salaries rise significantly despite
Has the SNP overseen the biggest in-work poverty increase since devolution?
Campaigning ahead of June’s snap election has already begun. In Scotland, Jeremy Corbyn spoke to supporters in Dunfermline as
Firm alleged to have overcharged taxpayers given Scottish Government cash
The Scottish Government granted a £300k contract to a company accused by MPs of overcharging taxpayers. PA Consulting (PA), which
Named: the 17 streets in Glasgow where it’s dangerous to breathe
Toxic fumes from vehicle exhausts have polluted 17 of Glasgow’s busiest streets in breach of a legal safety limit
Parents kept in dark over private finance school defects
Eight privately financed schools in Scotland with potentially dangerous defects that were hidden from parents can be named after an
Charlotte Street Partners lobbying for Rupert Murdoch papers
Influential PR firm Charlotte Street Partners is lobbying on behalf of Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper titles in Scotland, The Ferret
Would an independent Scotland have to join a queue for EU membership?
Scotland’s constitutional status is once again in question after Nicola Sturgeon’s second referendum plan received Scottish Parliament backing.
Scottish ministers roasted on freedom of information
An investigation by Scotland’s information watchdog has lambasted ministers for their “poor” approach to freedom of information law. The
Scottish councils pour £1.7bn into polluting fossil fuels
Scottish local authorities are investing £1.7 billion in 52 fossil fuel companies blamed for causing climate chaos, according to
Scrutiny over phone snooping tech won’t extend to Scotland
A move by the Home Office to improve oversight of public agencies using mobile phone interception technology will not extend