Highland trout firm accused of animal welfare abuses
Covert filming of farmed trout apparently suffering at an abattoir last year led to a firm being formally warned. New footage has prompted a fresh complaint.
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Councils sell off 1,850 properties amidst budget shortfalls
Scotland’s cash-strapped councils have sold off 1,851 homes, schools, community centres, civic halls and other properties in
Scottish councils pay ‘eye-watering’ sums of interest to UK treasury
Interest payments on historic loans taken out from the UK treasury have cost Scotland’s councils over £400m in the
Care Home census data reveals ‘increasing dominance’ of the private sector
Three out of every four care home places are now provided by private companies, according to new data which reveals
Royal Mail accused of ‘disregarding’ staff safety as workers reveal Covid-19 fears
Royal Mail has been accused of having “disregarded the health and wellbeing of staff ” and putting their lives at risk
Exposed: the businesses that most often lobby Scottish ministers
Most lobbying of Scottish ministers has been carried out by big businesses and farmers, according to an analysis of Holyrood’
Bank increases bet that Irn-Bru maker AG Barr will fail
A Swiss private bank has upped its multi-million pound bet on Irn-Bru maker AG Barr to fail during
Big Brother surveillance could discriminate against workers, claim unions
Big Brother-style CCTV planned for Glasgow is a “very significant” threat to civil liberties and workers’ rights, according to
Amazon cashes in on public money while workers pay for buses
Amazon received almost £1m in Scottish Government grants this year while agency staff earning just over the minimum wage must