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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Fracking could cut house prices 10%, say experts
Scottish property experts have predicted that fracking in the central belt could hit house prices by up to 10 per
SNP criticised for links to drilling company
Environmental campaigners and opposition politicians have raised concerns about more than £27,000 donated to the Scottish National Party by
RBS under fire over £4.5bn backing for nuclear bomb companies
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has been accused of making money from weapons of mass destruction after it was
MSP pensions put £3.2m into ‘unethical’ firms
The pension fund for Scotland’s MSPs is investing £3.2 million in weapons, tobacco and dirty fuels despite the
Revealed: how the Prince lobbied on ‘pet projects’
The heir to the throne, Prince Charles, secretly lobbied Scottish ministers and public agencies to save red squirrels, protect bees,
SNP calls for UK inquiry into alleged war crimes in Yemen
The SNP has called for a UK government inquiry to ascertain if bombs made in Scotland were used in alleged
Revealed: the £1.7bn invested in risky fossil fuels
The pension funds of half a million public sector workers in Scotland are investing a massive £1.7 billion into
Revealed: Prince Charles privately lobbied Scottish Government
The heir to the throne, Prince Charles, privately lobbied Alex Salmond when he was First Minister to give money or
Cluff shelves Forth coal gas plan
The multi-millionaire oil tycoon, Algy Cluff, is delaying a planning application to gasify coal under the Firth of Forth
Journalist who exposed corruption kicked off course
A journalist who claims he lost work after his investigations exposed government corruption in Iceland has been kicked off his
Cluff accused of ‘guilt-tripping’ ministers over coal gas plans
On the day after Scottish ministers announced a moratorium on fracking they were privately warned by a multi-millionaire oil
Revealed: UK government’s secret arms deals to Israel after Gaza offensive
Arms deals to Israel worth £4million were approved by Britain immediately after last summer’s bombardment of Gaza. The sales