Revealed: Deer management cost public purse at least £135m in a decade
Deer overpopulation in many parts of Scotland is harming the environment. Attempts to tackle the longstanding issue are costing taxpayers tens of millions of pounds.
The number of people who have had their benefits sanctioned in Scotland has doubled over the last three years, an
Local authorities have been accused of issuing “escalating threats” to people behind on their council tax, after The Ferret found
Scotland’s Trades Union Congress (STUC) has issued a call for further Scottish Government intervention on the cost of living
The Scottish Welfare Fund, which the Scottish Government claims is there to help people who need it most, has failed
The UK government must step in to prevent single parent families “drowning in poverty” because their child maintenance payments have
Leading Scottish campaigners and church leaders have called on politicians elected tomorrow to commit to “righting the wrongs” caused by
Many of Scotland’s poorest communities have been hit hardest by cuts to disability benefits with over £56 million lost