Jobs, bills and energy security: Fact-checking claims about Jackdaw gas field
The new gasfield was announced in recent weeks by the UK Government, and a number of claims emerged about its impact.
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Secret private finance deals ‘give too much power to companies’
Scottish Government private finance schemes to build public projects are secretive, give too much power to companies outwith Scotland and
Home Office accused of racial profiling in Scottish immigration “raids”
Almost one in three spot checks carried out by immigration officers in Glasgow over the last five years were on
Scottish Government confirms ‘indefinite’ ban on fracking
The Scottish Government has announced an “immediate, effective ban” on fracking, spelling an end to industry’s bid to drill
Scottish Government to ban fracking
The Scottish Government is set to announce a ban on fracking, ending six years of fierce controversy. Ministers are putting
Revealed: Ryanair’s £650,000 Scottish Government subsidy
Government agency Scottish Enterpise gave more than £650,000 to Ryanair, the airline at the centre of a staffing dispute
FFS explains: the GERS report and Scotland’s deficit
The Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland or GERS report has been the subject of much political football. In the run
Scottish ministers rapped for failing on community rights
Scotland is facing a reprimand at a United Nations (UN) summit for failing to give communities rights to fight damaging
Climate change: the ‘devastating’ risks facing Scotland
Major parts of Scotland’s vital infrastructure are under threat from coastal erosion and flooding, according to the latest government
Government ‘failing to protect Scotland from nuclear convoy crash’
Scotland is “wholly unprepared” to deal with an accident or an attack on the nuclear bomb convoys that regularly travel
Birds of prey killed or missing at grouse shooting estates
Over 70 birds of prey have been killed or gone missing at grouse shooting estates across Scotland since 2004, according
Risks for new standardised tests in schools revealed
Documents obtained by The Ferret about the Scottish Government’s standardised testing policy reveal a range of potential risks including
Fish farm industry ‘lashes out’ on pesticide controls
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) has come under angry attack from the fish farming industry over planned new controls