Scottish Government
Scottish marine wildlife under threat from ‘smash and grab’ trawling
Marine wildlife in a vast area of ocean to the north of Scotland is at risk from trawlers because of
Scottish Government failing to meet rural housing targets
The Scottish Government is failing to meet targets to boost the number of affordable homes for rural and island communities,
Retailers threaten to remove products from shops over recycling scheme
Retailers have told the Scottish Government they may remove some of their products from shops if Scotland introduces a scheme
Claim of 82 per cent opposition to transgender self-identification is Mostly False
The Scottish Government’s plans to alter the Gender Recognition Act have led to fierce debate in recent months. The
Export licence system lets ‘illegal’ arms sales to Saudi Arabia continue
Bombs and missiles will still be exported to Saudi Arabia under a secretive licensing system that means business as usual
Scottish Government move to renew Ineos fracking licence ‘disappointing’
Scottish ministers have come under fire after extending a licence for the Grangemouth petrochemical giant, Ineos, to frack for shale
Gaps revealed in nuclear convoy crash preparations
A series of shortfalls in Scotland’s emergency arrangements for coping with a nuclear bomb convoy crash have been exposed
Skipper of Scots boat fined for scallop dredging off Guernsey
The skipper of a scallop dredger registered in Scotland has been fined £1,000 after being caught fishing in territorial
Safety risks exposed by nuclear bomb convoy exercise in Scotland
An emergency exercise imagining an explosion spreading radioactive contamination from a nuclear bomb convoy crash in East Lothian was hampered
Concerns over Scottish Enterprise grants to Hong Kong tear gas firm
Concerns have been raised with the Scottish Government over its relationship with an arms company that sold Hong Kong tear
Calls to reform key school qualifications as pupils fail to progress
The Scottish Government is facing fresh calls for reform of key qualifications in secondary schools and colleges after analysis of
Hundreds of asylum seekers will be made homeless as Serco restarts evictions
Serco, a multi-national which provides housing for asylum seekers, has announced that it will restart evictions for those who
