Scottish Government
Government delays to information rights ‘draconian’
Changes to Scotland’s freedom of information (FoI) law which were narrowly agreed by Holyrood for the coronavirus crisis, have
Ewing backs fox control with hounds in public forests
Foxes have been chased by hounds and shot in public forests after interventions by the rural economy minister, Fergus Ewing,
Warning that coronavirus bill could weaken public scrutiny
The Scottish Government’s emergency Covid-19 bill could damage Scotland’s international reputation by relaxing freedom of information (FoI)
Airbnb hosts in Scotland defy coronavirus lockdown
Airbnb hosts across Scotland are facing police and council action for welcoming guests despite a government ban aimed at slowing
Crucial services to disabled people cut due to coronavirus pandemic
Disabled people have been left feeling abandoned after being told that essential care packages would be suspended with immediate effect
Fact check: debunking myths about coronavirus
The coronavirus outbreak, Covid-19, is having a significant impact on people’s lives across the globe. It has also
Fish farm companies ‘bidding to use bee-harming pesticide’
Scotland’s salmon farming industry is planning to use a toxic pesticide banned in terrestrial agriculture because of dangers to
Ineos ends bid to drill for coal gas in central Scotland
The Grangemouth multinational, Ineos, has withdrawn its bid to drill for underground coal gas in central Scotland, ending a ten-
Highland peat extraction ‘at odds’ with climate emergency
A decision to allow the extraction of tens of thousands of tonnes of peat every year from a site in
Radar funded by Scottish Enterprise marketed to regimes abusing human rights
A radar funded by Scottish Enterprise was marketed to countries with poor records on human rights at one of the
Progress ‘under strain’ on attainment gaps between rich and poor pupils
Progress in closing attainment gaps between rich and poor school children is faltering as their performances decline at differing rates,
Illegal injection van ‘will prevent hundreds of drug deaths’
“There is no time to waste”, a leading Canadian drug activist has told Scots planning to set up supervised injection