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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Cover-up alleged after pollution from oil rig revealed
The UK coastguard agency has been accused of a pollution “cover-up” over the oil rig that ran aground in northwest
£74m: the cost of guarding nuclear bombs and submarines
More than £74 million of public money is spent every year to guard Trident warheads and nuclear submarines on the
Scots politicians back UN call for Yemen war crimes investigation
Scots politicians have backed a call by the UN for an independent investigation into alleged war crimes in Yemen. Launching
SNP promise to ditch Trident dissed by US diplomats
The US Embassy in London dismissed Scottish Government plans to get rid of Trident after independence, according to secret cables
Oil rig firm under fire for accidents, leaks and safety breaches
The multinational whose rig ran aground on the island of Lewis last week was implicated in one of the world’
Code on bomb debris links Scots firms to alleged war crime
A US arms multinational with a factory in Scotland has been linked to an alleged war crime in Yemen via
Spy cops assured immunity at Pitchford Inquiry
Retired police officers who give evidence to an inquiry into undercover policing will not face retrospective action for wrongdoing, The
Westminster ‘lied’ on Trident independence
Successive Westminster governments have deceived the public by pretending that Trident is a British bomb when it’s actually American,
Economic figures ‘manipulated’ to fit government narrative
Vital information on the health of the economy is “arbitrarily” altered using “dark art” to avoid awkward questions from journalists,
Police Scotland to dump millions of ANPR records over privacy fears
Police Scotland has committed to dumping millions of historic vehicle movement records over fears its vast database breaches privacy laws.
UK arms sales to Saudi to be reviewed by a judge
UK weaponry sales to Saudi Arabia will come under judicial review after an organisation opposed to the arms trade successfully
Police criticised for refusing to say how many children detained
Police Scotland has been criticised for refusing to release new figures on the number of children detained and held overnight