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Scots pension funds invest more than £100m in controversial Canadian gas pipeline
Critics say the project "threatens pristine environments and would provide huge new sources of climate pollution."
March 16, 2020
Named: the Scots businessman linked to neo-Nazi groups
A businessman from a Scottish seaside town can today be unmasked as a former online recruiter for banned neo-Nazi terror group, National Action.
February 17, 2020
Rural areas worst hit by post office closures in Scotland
Rural areas in the west of Scotland have been badly hit by post office closures in the last ten years, according to Post Office data obtained by The Ferret.
February 9, 2020
Private finance schemes cost Scottish taxpayers £40bn, says spending watchdog
Private finance schemes by successive governments have left Scottish taxpayers footing a £40 billion bill to build schools, hospitals, roads and other projects worth £9 billion, according to Scotland’s spending watchdog.
January 28, 2020
Firms linked to tax havens profit from NHS recruitment crisis
Firms profiting from NHS Scotland's recruitment crisis have links to tax havens and pay their directors up to £184,000.
January 7, 2020
House builders demand more Help to Buy subsidies from government
Lobbyists acting for the housing industry have demanded continued Help to Buy subsidies from the Scottish Government, despite criticism that the cash simply inflates house prices.
December 16, 2019
‘Tired of just surviving’: how care leavers are fighting back against austerity
The Ferret and HuffPost UK look at how care leavers in Scotland are fighting back against the impact of government austerity policy.
November 28, 2019
‘Persisting deprivation’: inside Dundee’s drugs crisis
The Ferret and HuffPost investigate how Dundee's drug death crisis is being driven by government austerity policy.
November 26, 2019
‘There is no safety net’: Fife’s child poverty epidemic
The Ferret and HuffPost investigate the impact of UK government austerity on child poverty in Fife.
November 25, 2019