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Westminster keeps nuclear secrets to avoid upsetting Scottish Government
The UK Government is refusing to say why it is keeping nuclear safety reports secret because it is worried about “anti-nuclear arguments from the Scottish Government”.
April 10, 2023
Scottish Government under fire for overruling council decisions to reject new fish farms
Council decisions to reject new fish farms were overruled by the Scottish Government after appeals by multinationals, which critics claim ignores local democracy.
March 1, 2023
Scottish Government gave £8m of green funds to coal firm’s project
The Scottish Government gave £8.6m of green funding to a coal firm's biomass project.
February 26, 2023
Scottish Government threatens to stop funding US oil firm over Russia exports
The Scottish Government has threatened to withhold funding to a US oil multinational over its exports to Russia.
February 14, 2023
Area of peatlands restored by Scottish Government one third less than claimed
An area of peatlands restored last year by the Scottish Government is nearly one third lower than it publicly claimed, new data has revealed.
January 20, 2023
Green concerns raised over Scottish Government’s Just Transition Fund
Green concerns raised that millions of pounds from the Just Transition Fund were awarded to an oil tycoon, controversial projects and a private sector group.
October 30, 2022
Claim the Scottish Government budget is effectively fixed is Half True
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim by the first minister that Scotland's budget is 'effectively fixed'.
October 28, 2022
Concerns raised over Scottish Government’s £5m grants to Chinese Confucius hubs
The Scottish Government has given more than £5m of taxpayers’ money to a controversial Chinese teaching institution accused of being a national security risk.
September 2, 2022
Scottish Government Rural Payments, 2009-2021
Total payments from the Scottish Government Rural Payment Agency received by named entities (not private individuals, whose privacy is protected), for year 2009 to 2021.
August 29, 2022