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2026-06-05 09:23:36 UTC

🔴NEW: Council workers in Scotland have their pensions invested in a Middle Eastern oil terminal that was battered by Iranian drone strikes last month
https://www.theferret.scot/how-iranian-drone-strike-scottish-pensions/

2026-05-06 09:44:40 UTC

The Ferret did a deep dive into the Electoral Commission’s donation records to find out who was funding Scotland's political parties
https://www.theferret.scot/meet-the-donors-funding-scottish-politics/

2026-04-03 09:59:22 UTC

In the past the UK Animal and Plant Health Agency kept secret the salmon farms it censured on animal welfare grounds. Now it has changed its mind
https://www.theferret.scot/salmon-farms-rapped-over-animal-welfare/

2026-03-20 12:08:14 UTC

🔴NEW: The Ferret exposed the extreme views of Reform UK’s Scotland’s candidates before Nigel Farage promised to improve his party’s “poor” vetting processes, but many of them have been re-selected to fight the Holyrood election.
Read our latest: https://www.theferret.scot/reform-uk-knew-its-candidates-had-supported-far-right-influencers-spread-covid-19-conspiracies-and-made-ableist-slurs-the-party-selected-them-again/

2026-03-20 11:13:56 UTC

Several figures in Scottish Labour have come out strongly in support of new nuclear power in Scotland over the last few years, and the issue is set to be a battleground in May’s Holyrood election
https://www.theferret.scot/scottish-labour-astroturf-nuclear/

2026-03-06 13:58:42 UTC

We're delighted to share that we’ve received a grant from Changing Ideas and that our co-editor Karin Goodwin will be joining this year’s Tenacious Awards cohort.
We’ll be working on a new project about how to prevent deaths in Scotland, looking at the Fatal Accident Inquiry system and the deaths not captured by it.
Scotland has the lowest life expectancy of the UK nations, and trails many western European countries. Why is that? What can we do to change it?
https://www.publicinterestnews.org.uk/blog/announcing-the-shortlist-for-the-2026-tenacious-journalist-awards/

2026-01-30 12:45:00 UTC

Reports today say approving the UK’s biggest untapped oil field could risk breaching international law, as profits would flow to a company linked to the occupied West Bank.
This is an issue The Ferret has reported on since 2022. Our key investigations 👇🧵

2025-12-07 16:01:01 UTC

Experts warn that lithium extraction in places like Chile’s Atacama Desert has caused an “irreversible” loss of water, damaged flora and hit flamingo populations. They argue Scotland must “examine the entire supply chain” behind its energy transition
https://bit.ly/4iIFjFR

2025-11-13 09:44:37 UTC

Our journalism changes things.
For 10 years, we've held power to account in Scotland. Today: our new site!
Same mission. Still digging. New look.
Explore: https://www.theferret.scot
Join us tonight at Drygate Glasgow, 7:30pm, to celebrate a decade of investigative journalism 🎉
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2025-10-16 09:00:08 UTC

🔴 NEW: Community groups claim they have been “shut out” of the Scottish Government’s flagship just transition fund due to “corporate capture” which has seen the vast majority of money from the £500m pot going to the private sector.
Read more: https://theferret.scot/anger-as-public-cash-for-just-transition-flows-to-big-business/
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2025-10-09 11:30:08 UTC

Once repackaged by the IDF, an electricity box from a Scottish museum workshop became part of a secret Iranian bunker, and a street corner from suburban Washington was proof of a Hamas command centre.
Find out more: https://theferret.scot/idf-scottish-museum-3d-models-propaganda/
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2025-10-05 14:00:08 UTC

In Dundee, protesters hurled rocks and eggs at asylum housing. One video shows men shouting racist abuse at women handing out food
https://theferret.scot/scotlands-rising-racist-violence/
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2025-10-05 11:00:10 UTC

“The protests and the mainstream narrative peddled by politicians demonising Muslims and refugees are emboldening every racist who wants to go beyond protesting and resort to violent attacks”
— Hector Sierra, Stand Up to Racism Scotland
https://theferret.scot/scotlands-rising-racist-violence/
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2025-08-14 07:00:10 UTC

🔴 NEW: An arms lobby group urged the UK and Scottish Governments to crack down on Palestine Action more than a month before the group was proscribed, documents released to The Ferret reveal.
Find out more: https://theferret.scot/ads-group-urged-government-palestine-action/
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2025-08-10 07:00:12 UTC

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Our findings prompted calls from an MSP to give the Scottish Government the means to “clawback” public funds when firms fail to deliver on promises of jobs and investment. Campaigners and the Scottish Greens want the public funding of tax havens to be banned altogether.

2025-08-10 07:00:11 UTC

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This investigation is part of The Ferret’s ongoing Money Trail series, in which we are exploring how international wealth flows through Scotland, and how it shapes our politics, public finances, and land and property ownership.
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2025-08-10 07:00:10 UTC

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Other offshore-owned firms in receipt of public subsidies ditched pledges to create hundreds of jobs, or laid off hundreds of workers just a few years after accepting millions of pounds of taxpayer handouts.

2025-08-10 07:00:09 UTC

🔴 NEW: A company controlled by billionaire media baron Rupert Murdoch, a US military aircraft producer, and a Clyde port owner with an alleged history of tax avoidance are among the tax haven firms given £77m by the Scottish Government.
Our latest: https://bit.ly/4fu0cD8
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2025-07-29 11:00:05 UTC

Campaigners argued that the company should be “heavily fined” and prevented from dumping any toxic chemicals into Loch Creran. Public trust in SSF had been “undermined”, they claimed
https://theferret.scot/salmon-farm-ban-polluting-loch-creran/
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2025-07-24 07:00:11 UTC

🔴 NEW: A fishing boat off Shetland broke down and abandoned more than 80km of netting in the sea for almost a month, prompting fears sea life and the marine environment may have been damaged.
Find out more: https://theferret.scot/shetland-fishing-boat-abandoned-nets-month/
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2025-07-17 07:00:20 UTC

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And thanks to our members, we were able to run to publish a Who Runs Scotland (part two) series this year, after a successful crowdfunding campaign raised more than £11,000. Our reporters took a deep dive into the murkiness of Scottish politics and revealed who is influencing our politicians, which business interests are wielding power outside of parliament, and who is impacting our environment and climate
https://theferret.scot/we-investigated-who-runs-scotland/
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2025-07-17 07:00:15 UTC

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Since then, we’ve regularly invited members to suggest and vote on investigations.
In 2023, they backed a special fact-checking series, Scotland and the Climate Crisis, exploring climate denial, government plans, and Scotland’s changing snow cover
https://theferret.scot/tag/scotland-and-the-climate-crisis/
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2025-07-17 07:00:12 UTC

As a co-operative, we’ve worked hard to ensure our members have a real say in what we investigate.
Our first two projects — on fracking and the hidden crisis of abused women with insecure immigration status — were chosen by our members 🧵
https://theferret.scot/asylum-domestic-violence/
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2025-07-13 08:00:13 UTC

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Trade unionists and campaigners said councils were “swinging the axe” at services which provide “vital support for everyone in our towns and cities”. They blamed the Scottish and UK governments for “cuts and austerity”.
Read the full story: https://theferret.scot/councils-sell-off-properties-amidst-budget-shortfalls/
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2025-07-13 08:00:11 UTC

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Shetland sold 14 per cent of its assets, while Fife and North Lanarkshire – which withheld details about its sales – shed around a tenth. Others disposed of up to a fifth of their schools.
Some services which were run via the sold properties appear to have been stopped, with no replacements earmarked.

2025-07-13 08:00:10 UTC

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The sales include 113 former schools and nurseries, 69 community centres and civic halls, 17 care homes, 14 public toilets and eight libraries.
Some councils shed large proportions of their total number of properties in recent years, which range from small plots of land to sprawling building complexes.

2025-07-13 08:00:08 UTC

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Thirty-one local authorities disposed of the public assets between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2024, generating £243m in revenue, according to data we obtained via freedom of information.

2025-07-13 08:00:07 UTC

🔴 NEW: Scotland’s cash-strapped councils have sold off 1,851 homes, schools, community centres, civic halls and other properties in recent years amidst budget shortfalls.
Our latest investigation: https://bit.ly/460Irsn
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2025-07-08 09:00:14 UTC

A decade on, independent investigative journalism is needed more than ever. Thanks for standing by us. Here’s how it all started and why we’ll keep going
https://theferret.scot/ferret-pizza-optimism-truth-10thbirthday/
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2025-07-03 06:00:25 UTC

🔴 EXCLUSIVE: Information kept secret for years on radioactive problems at the Clyde nuclear bomb bases is to be released to the public, after Scotland’s freedom of information watchdog said it threatens “reputations” not national security.
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2025-06-08 07:19:32 UTC

NEW: A Norwegian company has drawn up plans for Britain’s first deep-sea salmon farm in waters off Shetland, prompting concerns it is an “experiment in factory farming” that could damage the environment. https://theferret.scot/norwegian-firm-plans-deep-sea-salmon-farm-shetland/

2025-05-22 15:00:13 UTC

Scottish Government claimed it would be “antisemitic” to release information about secret meeting with Israel
https://theferret.scot/scottish-government-antisemitic-meeting-israel/

2025-05-15 11:00:15 UTC

If no one asks the difficult questions, power goes unchecked.
The Ferret follows the money, tracks decision-making, and uncovers the stories that shape Scotland. Investigative journalism matters. Support it today: https://theferret.scot/subscribe
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2024-12-29 12:00:06 UTC

“The Scottish fairground is a culture, a knowledge base, a lifestyle, and a witness to how Scotland likes to play and unwind over the centuries. Though you might not always notice us, you’d miss us”
https://theferret.scot/govan-showpeople-court-appeal-against-eviction/

2024-12-22 15:30:07 UTC

Ghost fishing is one of the greatest threats to marine life. In Shetland, fishers and divers are working together to recover lost nets and gear
https://theferret.scot/ghost-fishing-in-shetland/

2024-12-19 08:00:34 UTC

🔴 NEW: Private landowners related to the former Conservative Scottish Secretary, Alister Jack, have been accused of covertly backing a campaign to block plans for a new national park in Galloway.
Find out more: https://theferret.scot/landowner-backing-national-park-campaign/
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2024-12-18 08:00:24 UTC

🔴 NEW: Faults at a Shetland oil site caused its emissions of a potent greenhouse gas to nearly double last year.
Find out more: https://theferret.scot/surge-form-climate-pollution-shetland-oil-site/
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2024-12-12 10:00:09 UTC

Subscribe to our free newsletter, and you'll receive our journalism straight to your inbox, including the latest updates from ‘Scotland’s Seas in Danger’. https://bit.ly/48ak6h8
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2024-12-12 08:00:29 UTC

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Data released to The Ferret under freedom of information law by Marine Scotland reveal that the highest concentration of microplastics found in Scotland was in a sample taken from the Solway Firth, where surface water was estimated to contain 210,891 microplastics per square kilometre.
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2024-12-12 08:00:28 UTC

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Microplastics are tiny plastic litter (<5mm), from degraded larger plastics, industrial pellets, or polyethylene used as exfoliants in products like cleansers and toothpaste.
They have been found in the world’s oceans, lakes, waterways, soil, air, food, and even the human bloodstream. Globally, there is growing concern as they contaminate the food chain, with potentially serious consequences for wildlife and human health.

2024-12-12 08:00:27 UTC

🔴NEW: Scientists have found the highest ever level of microplastics in Scottish waters, The Ferret can reveal.
Find out more: https://theferret.scot/highest-ever-level-microplastics-scotland-waters/
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2024-12-03 10:00:28 UTC

Critics claim that importing gamebirds boosts the risk of spreading bird flu to other animals in Scotland, and called for more stringent testing
https://theferret.scot/millions-gamebirds-imported-bird-flu-outbreak/
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2024-12-02 15:00:34 UTC

“When bird flu is diagnosed there is no treatment. Quarantine is not something done as standard and the majority of birds suffering will be killed or live in severe distress and pain until they die”
— @npub1p0d…5tl5 MSP, @npub1nzf…lckw
https://theferret.scot/millions-gamebirds-imported-bird-flu-outbreak/
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2024-12-02 08:00:32 UTC

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Between March 2022 and March 2024, during which bird flu was present in Scotland, around 3,040,000 gamebirds were imported from abroad, according to data The Ferret obtained from the UK’s Animal and Plant Health Agency.
Most gamebirds, which are typically released into the countryside to be shot for sport, originated from countries which were also suffering bird flu outbreaks at the time.

2024-12-02 08:00:31 UTC

🔴NEW: More than three million pheasants and partridges were imported into Scotland throughout the most severe bird flu outbreak in history – a move critics say risked endangering native birds.
Find out more: https://theferret.scot/millions-gamebirds-imported-bird-flu-outbreak
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2024-12-02 08:00:31 UTC

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The most recent global strain of the highly contagious avian disease killed nearly four million birds in the UK, ranging from farmed poultry to wild and endangered species.

2024-11-14 07:27:38 UTC

NEW: The United States government has established its first military site in Scotland since the 1990s, prompting fears it could be put to “catastrophic” use by an incoming Donald Trump administration. https://theferret.scot/us-war-plane-base-scotland/

2024-11-13 08:00:08 UTC

🔴 NEW: The UK government has sold licences to oil giants to drill on the seabed in marine protected areas to store carbon dioxide, which will impact whales, dolphins and endangered birds.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4hNnvZs

2024-11-10 09:00:14 UTC

🔴 NEW: Dublin's Rialto Drug Team is transforming lives through a family-centered approach to addiction support. Could Scotland follow their lead? Read on to find out: https://theferret.scot/drug-crisis-dublin-rialto-families-approach/
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2024-11-08 11:06:36 UTC

📢 Join our panel discussion on the rise of online misogyny, its impact on young people, and how it can be tackled.
Featuring experts and campaigners Lisa Sugiura, Clare Duffy, Iain Corbett, and Zero Tolerance.
Find out more here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-misogyny-how-are-young-people-being-radicalised-tickets-1072947377489?aff=oddtdtcreator
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2024-11-04 15:00:30 UTC

“Given that Trident submarines are getting older, this is a problem which is likely to get worse”
https://theferret.scot/radioactive-tritium-coulport-cancer/
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2024-11-04 12:01:30 UTC

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Emissions of the radioactive gas, tritium, from the Royal Naval Armaments Depot on Loch Long, have risen steadily between 2018 and 2023 from 1.7 billion to 4.2 billion units of radioactivity, according to the latest official figures.

2024-11-04 12:01:30 UTC

🔴 NEW: Radioactive air pollution from the nuclear weapons plant at Coulport, on the Clyde, has more than doubled over the last six years, prompting cancer warnings from campaigners.
Read the full story: https://theferret.scot/radioactive-tritium-coulport-cancer/ #coulport
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2024-11-04 08:00:12 UTC

Campaigners said our findings highlighted a “cynical exploitation” of consumers and called on B Lab, the organisation awarding the B Corp credential, to “tighten rules around investing”
https://theferret.scot/b-corp-250m-shares-oil-giants-israel-military/
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2024-10-30 11:57:25 UTC

🔍 FACT CHECK: The Scottish Conservatives recently claimed new crime stats show criminals “reaping the rewards of the SNP's soft touch on justice,” with nearly half of crimes unsolved last year.
We found this claim to be Mostly True. Here’s why 👉 https://theferret.scot/half-crimes-went-unsolved-last-year-mostly-true/
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2024-10-23 09:00:21 UTC

“These continued, longstanding failures should be exposed and MoD should be held accountable”
https://theferret.scot/radioactive-pollution-clyde-nuclear-bases/
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2024-10-22 15:00:15 UTC

Emails released under freedom of information law reveal that the Ministry of Defence asked the Scottish Environment Protection Agency not to publish information about “environmental issues with radioactivity” to protect “national security”
https://theferret.scot/radioactive-pollution-clyde-nuclear-bases/
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2024-10-22 07:00:21 UTC

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2024-10-22 07:00:20 UTC

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Campaigners also accused the MoD of covering up information that could damage its image. National security was being used as “ a fig leaf” by an “obstructive” MoD, they said.
Read the full story: https://theferret.scot/radioactive-pollution-clyde-nuclear-bases/

2024-10-22 07:00:19 UTC

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The secrecy has been condemned as “unacceptable” by a former Sepa chief executive, who previously clashed with the MoD over the nuclear bases. In the past the MoD had repeatedly “applied pressure” on Sepa to keep radioactive issues confidential to avoid “embarrassment” about its failures, he said.
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2024-10-22 07:00:14 UTC

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In response to FoI requests from The Ferret, Sepa has refused to release more than 20 files about radioactive problems at the bases since 2016, and redacted others. We have appealed to the Scottish Information Commissioner, David Hamilton.

2024-10-22 07:00:13 UTC

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Emails released under freedom of information (FoI) law reveal that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) asked the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) not to publish information about “environmental issues with radioactivity” at Faslane and Coulport near Helensburgh to protect “national security”.

2024-10-22 07:00:13 UTC

🔴 NEW: The Ministry of Defence has blocked the Scottish Government’s environmental watchdog from releasing information about radioactive pollution from the Clyde nuclear bomb bases for the last nine years.
Find out more: https://theferret.scot/radioactive-pollution-clyde-nuclear-bases/
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2024-10-13 13:00:07 UTC

"It is workers who need to see the benefit of any windfall rather than it being used to line the pockets of a greedy billionaire who has done enough damage"
https://theferret.scot/grangemouth-owners-set-for-6m-closure-windfall/
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2024-10-12 09:00:08 UTC

The closure of the refinery will cost 400 jobs and has been described as a “hammer blow” to workers and the local community
https://theferret.scot/grangemouth-owners-set-for-6m-closure-windfall/
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2024-10-12 06:30:03 UTC

🔴 NEW: The owners of the Grangemouth oil refinery are set to earn a multimillion pound windfall when the plant closes next year due to a loophole in a key climate scheme.
Find out more: https://bit.ly/4h19k2e
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2024-10-11 13:00:19 UTC

“It is long past time for us to properly tax private jet travel in a way that recognises their huge environmental impact and deters the wealthy few from using them”
https://theferret.scot/private-jets-took-over-1000-flights-in-four-years/

2024-10-09 13:07:42 UTC

“Claims that funding killer drones will be good for civilians and the environment are transparently absurd”
— @ArianeBurgessHI, @npub1nzf…lckw
https://theferret.scot/drones-baillie-gifford-pension-funds/
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2024-10-09 09:45:47 UTC

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In the report BG accepted that the impact of war was “devastating”, but argued that governments needed to protect their people. Investing in AeroEnviroment would provide a good financial return because “the floodgates in demand” for its drones could open, it said.

2024-10-09 09:45:47 UTC

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But campaigners accused BG and pension funds of profiting from wars that were killing thousands of civilians. The assumption that the drones would only be used for defence was “childishly naïve”, they said.
Read the full story: https://theferret.scot/drones-baillie-gifford-pension-funds/

2024-10-09 09:45:46 UTC

🔴 NEW: The controversial Edinburgh investment firm, Baillie Gifford, has asked Scottish council pension funds whether they have “concerns” about investing in killer drones.
Find out more: https://theferret.scot/drones-baillie-gifford-pension-funds/
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2024-10-09 09:45:46 UTC

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A confidential report leaked to The Ferret reveals that Baillie Gifford (BG) has taken the unusual step of canvassing local authority pension funds it helps manage about a £17m holding in AeroVironment, a US company that makes drones loaded with explosives to destroy ground targets.

2024-10-07 10:05:20 UTC

🔴 UPDATE: A Rangers fan who displayed a Nazi flag at Ibrox stadium, and is a drummer with a Glasgow flute band, has been handed a 200-hour payback order.
Read our earlier coverage here: https://theferret.scot/rangers-fan-who-displayed-nazi-flag-at-ibrox-is-drummer-with-a-flute-band/

2024-10-02 13:00:13 UTC

"The UK is protecting its economy with better tax rules, while sabotaging countries at the UN from getting out from under the thumb of British tax havens"
— Liz Nelson, @TaxJusticeNet
https://theferret.scot/uk-overseas-territories-world-worst-tax-havens/

2024-10-01 10:59:08 UTC

🔴 NEW: UK overseas territories including the British Virgin Islands make up the world’s worst tax havens and are responsible for an estimated £63bn in global tax avoidance, according to a new study.
Read the full story: https://theferret.scot/uk-overseas-territories-world-worst-tax-havens/
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2024-09-29 08:00:12 UTC

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But bathing waters can become contaminated, particularly after heavy rain, which causes sewers to overflow and washes animal faeces into them. Swimming in water polluted by sewage can cause stomach upsets, infections to the eyes, ears, chest and skin, and exposure to the Hepatitis A virus.

2024-09-29 08:00:12 UTC

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Wild swimming has surged in popularity in recent years and studies show it has benefits for both mental and physical health. It has even been prescribed by some Scottish doctors to patients as a natural way of helping to alleviate mental health problems
https://theferret.scot/could-prescribing-nature-support-healthy-lives/

2024-09-29 08:00:12 UTC

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The highest levels of faecal pollution this summer were found in samples at Ayr’s South Beach, Fisherrow Sands in East Lothian, and at Irvine beach.
Read the full story: https://theferret.scot/high-levels-of-faeces-wild-swimming-spots/

2024-09-29 08:00:11 UTC

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Since the start of May, 51 of Scotland’s 89 most visited bathing waters contained unsafe levels of faecal bacteria on at least one occasion when tested by regulators.
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2024-09-29 08:00:10 UTC

🔴 NEW: Nearly sixty per cent of Scotland’s most popular spots for wild swimming were polluted with high levels of faeces at least once this summer.
Read the full story: https://theferret.scot/high-levels-of-faeces-wild-swimming-spots/
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2024-09-26 09:39:48 UTC

"Everybody has a story — what's yours?"
Alongside Greater Govanhill, we reflect on how holding open editorial meetings in our Community Newsroom helped rebuild trust in a new article for People-Powered Storytelling
https://www.publicinterestnews.org.uk/post/our-community-newsroom-how-holding-open-editorial-meetings-helps-rebuild-trust

2024-09-25 12:08:40 UTC

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The investigation uncovers Italy's struggles to meet the EU’s 2030 Green Deal goals for marine protection. While the target is to protect 30% of seas, only 11.6% of Italy’s waters are safeguarded – with some NGOs saying it’s even lower

2024-09-25 12:08:40 UTC

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Don’t miss our own investigations into marine protection in Scotland. Explore more from Scotland's Seas in Danger here: https://theferret.scot/environment/scotlands-seas-in-danger/

2024-09-25 12:08:39 UTC

The latest instalment of Europe’s Seas in Danger is here! 🌊
Our project partners Irpi Media have just published an in-depth investigation into Italy's marine conservation efforts, as part of our series funded by Journalismfund
https://irpimedia.irpi.eu/in-italia-la-tutela-del-mare-e-ostaggio-delle-lobby/

2024-09-17 09:00:09 UTC

Claim that new Scottish law will jail people for misgendering is False
https://bit.ly/4eoua9P

2024-09-16 12:29:07 UTC

🔍 FACT CHECK: A video claiming Scots could face seven years in jail if they misgender someone has gone viral, even being shared by tech billionaire and X owner Elon Musk. But is it true?
We looked into it and found this claim to be False. Here’s why 👉 https://theferret.scot/claim-scottish-law-jail-misgendering-false/
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2024-09-16 09:00:06 UTC

“I just want them to accept my age and let me live as the person I am”
https://bit.ly/3B5mATe

2024-09-15 08:00:13 UTC

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The Underground is The Ferret's weekly newsletter from our resident fact checker Ali, bringing you our latest investigations across the environment, politics, education and more. Subscribe here: https://theferret.scot/underground/
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2024-09-15 08:00:11 UTC

🔴 NEW: A growing number of trafficked and vulnerable asylum-seeking children are being “unlawfully” denied appropriate support by Scottish local authorities after being wrongly assessed as adults by the Home Office, a new report has found.
Read more: https://bit.ly/47sfLHx
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2024-09-13 17:00:14 UTC

Scottish Government urged to ‘come clean’ over Robertson’s Israel meeting
https://bit.ly/3XruDRA

2024-09-13 13:00:32 UTC

The Scottish Government argued details of the meeting were exempt from Freedom of Information law and releasing them could damage “good and honest relations with states they choose to engage with”.
Read the full story: https://theferret.scot/scottish-government-angus-robertson-israel-meeting/
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2024-09-13 11:20:09 UTC

📸 IN PICTURES: Last Saturday, far right activists were among an estimated 350 protestors who descended on George Square in Glasgow for an anti-immigration protest.
The Ferret covered the event — check out the full story and photos here 👉 https://theferret.scot/glasgow-anti-immigration-protest-far-right/
Pictures by Angela Catlin and Billy Briggs.
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2024-09-12 07:00:15 UTC

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Aimco has previously come under fire at home and abroad for its use of tax havens and a UK “tax avoidance scheme”. There is no suggestion it has avoided tax in Scotland. But Labour MSP Paul Sweeney accused Aimco of “parasitic” ownership and benefitting from “unearned and untaxed rents”.
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2024-09-12 07:00:15 UTC

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A tax expert and economist warned that offshore firms can avoid paying “proportionate” tax to fund public services, create “grossly unfair competition” for Scots businesses, and risk unemployment as a result.
Read the full story: https://theferret.scot/canadian-government-scotland-property-via-tax-haven/

2024-09-12 07:00:11 UTC

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Marlin Glasgow Sàrl, a company registered in Luxembourg, bought multiple properties on Glasgow’s Watt Street, Houston Street and Houston Place in 2021 for a collective £19.1m, according to official data. But the true ‘beneficial’ owner of the company is the Alberta Investment Management Corporation (#Aimco), a Canadian public body in the province of Alberta.

2024-09-12 07:00:11 UTC

🔴 NEW: The investment arm of a Canadian provincial government with an alleged history of tax avoidance is the owner of a tax haven firm that holds nearly £20m of Scottish property.
Find out more: https://theferret.scot/canadian-government-scotland-property-via-tax-haven/
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2024-09-09 09:00:07 UTC

The underwater ‘weed’ that could help Scotland tackle climate change
https://theferret.scot/seagrass-underwater-weed-climate-change/

2024-09-09 07:00:15 UTC

🔴 NEW: The salmon farming industry has been accused of trying to “pressure” Scotland’s environment watchdog by persisting with complaints about how it is regulated.
Read the full story: https://theferret.scot/salmon-industry-pressure-sepa/
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2024-09-08 05:36:08 UTC

Lungs of the ocean: The underwater ‘weed’ that could help Scotland tackle climate change
“Watch out for orange crabs, and jellyfish…they can give a sore sting,” warns Philip Price. “Pour hot water…
#UKNews
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2024-09-04 05:31:21 UTC

‘Indefensible’: firm linked to North Sea oil giant renews IDF contract
An Israeli company with close financial links to a Scottish oil firm has renewed a contract to provide…
#UKNews
https://theferret.scot/firm-linked-north-sea-oil-giant-renews-idf-contract/?pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=firm-linked-north-sea-oil-giant-renews-idf-contract