MoD confirms potential Scottish bomb sites after Ferret revelations
Government names areas being assessed for new munitions plants after The Ferret uncovers hidden details in a botched FoI response.
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Explainer: Scotland’s private rental sector
The Scottish Government’s regulation of the private rental sector has faced criticism in recent years from both tenants and
Safety fears over drug residues in grouse after watchdog fails to test Scottish birds
No birds have been tested for dangerous drug residues in the last two years, despite calls for better regulation of
Risky RAAC concrete now found in 1150 Scottish homes
1,150 affordable homes in Scotland have now been confirmed to have been built with unreliable concrete dubbed RAAC, we
Care homes receive hundreds of complaints
Care homes chains operating in Scotland have had hundreds of complaints upheld by inspectors in recent years, The Ferret can
Host asylum seekers on Edinburgh ship and we’ll give you £6m, UK Government tells council
The UK Government offered a £5.9m pay-off to Edinburgh council in an ultimately futile attempt to house thousands of
UK privacy watchdog confirms Threads app probe
The UK Information Commissioner is probing data protection concerns with the Threads social networking app from Meta, the company behind
Costa lobbyists tried to write Scottish Government rules on building of drive-throughs
Coffee giant Costa wanted to help write Scottish Government guidelines on the future of drive-through restaurants, sparking concerns about lobbyists’
Help us build a register of the Common Good
Common Good assets are unique to Scotland – something that we should all treasure – and they are are collectively worth an
Growing number of Scots do not pay for TV licence
The BBC has revealed that a growing number of Scottish households do not have a TV licence, following an intervention
Scottish private schools emerge from Covid £12.3m richer
Scotland’s leading independent schools were worth £12.3m more in 2021 than they were the previous year, despite the
Half of Scots councils are ‘mismanaging’ community funds
Half of Scotland’s councils have been accused of mismanaging common good funds created to benefit local communities after their
Brexit Bonus: Peer banks £90k for Cairnryan lorry park lease
A hereditary peer has been paid £90,000 by the Scottish Government so that a former airfield can be used