Scottish Government
Anger over postcode lottery of school charges for practical classes
Tens of thousands of high school students in Scotland are charged between £5 and £125 for home economics, art and
Scotland’s top civil servant took 58 flights while telling staff not to fly
The Scottish Government’s civil service chief, Leslie Evans, has flown to and from London four times more often than
Operating theatre at £27m Fife hospital unused since opening 10 years ago
An operating theatre at a £27 million Fife hospital has never been used for surgery since it opened ten years
Claim that Scotland is highest taxed part of UK is Mostly False
Boris Johnson attacked the SNP in an interview, saying his government would bring forward plans to “compensate for the grave
Revealed: multi-level teaching widespread across Scottish schools
The Scottish Government has been urged to act over the use of multi-level teaching in schools after an investigation
Marine industries must pay to protect wildlife, say environmentalists
Energy, fishing and other industries that profit from the sea would have to pay to help save marine wildlife under
Scottish families priced out of rental homes by UK austerity policies
Families on housing benefit are being priced out of homes across Scotland, according to new data that highlights the crisis
Scottish Government rejects legal ban on fracking
Scottish ministers have rejected calls for a watertight legal ban on fracking, promising instead that they would use planning policy
How tax haven investors profit from Edinburgh’s empty sick kid’s hospital
Profits from a controversial new children’s hospital in Edinburgh are being channelled through tax havens to offshore investors, we
Official inspections of lice-ridden salmon farm slammed as ‘whitewash’
Government investigations into alleged animal cruelty after scarred, frayed and lice-infested salmon were filmed at a fish farm on
Bomb firm told Scottish Enterprise munitions were “key growth area”
An Ayrshire firm making explosives told Scottish Enterprise that munitions were a “key growth area” when applying for taxpayers’ money,
Climate ‘under threat’ from new fossil fuel facilities in Scotland
A raft of new fossil fuel developments being planned across Scotland will lock the country into polluting the climate for