Edinburgh locals warned over ‘worrying’ covid conspiracy leaflet
The leaflet encourages people to “take the time to study” three websites that carry misleading content about Covid-19. Two ask readers for money.
How ‘Kent variant’ Covid-19 spread throughout Scotland
New data shows how a more infectious variant of Covid-19 spread throughout Scotland to become the dominant strain in just a matter of weeks.
Covid cash cover-up prompts call for transparency probe
The Scottish Government has been advising other public bodies on how to prevent the release of covid-19 spending information.
£10.2m contact tracing deal prompts fears over outsourcing
Critics have urged the Scottish Government to invest in a 'proper public health response' to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Golf resort linked to Lord’s estate handed £100k Covid bailout
A Scottish Government agency has been criticised after handing £100,000 in Covid-19 bailout funds to a luxury golfing development on land owned by the Earl of Moray.
School milk fee rise blamed on Brexit as subsidy ends
Scottish parents face rising school milk costs after the Scottish Government has said that it will not make up an EU subsidy shortfall.
Probe sparks calls for Scots property ownership data to be free
A series of investigations by The Ferret spark calls for the Scottish Government to publish Scottish property ownership data for free.
Tenants ‘sidelined’ as landlords lobby for extra Covid-19 subsidy
Landlord lobbyists have pressured Scottish Government officials for further coronavirus subsidies in regular meetings with civil servants, documents show.
Amazon warehouse now owned in tax haven after £6.3m tax payer subsidy
Amazon’s flagship Scottish distribution centre, developed with the aid of £6.3m in Scottish Enterprise grants, is now owned and registered in a tax haven.
