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Loss of libraries in schools puts Scottish ministers under pressure
Forty per cent of Scotland’s primary schools have no libraries and 99 per cent have no librarians.
May 10, 2017
Edinburgh University denies surveillance claims by student protestors
Security staff at Edinburgh University have been accused of “intimidating” student protestors by threatening to use Wi-Fi data to “damage their careers”.
May 5, 2024
Aberdeen University condemns Israel’s ‘systematic destruction of Palestinian educational institutions’
Aberdeen University’s senate has condemned Israel’s “systematic destruction of Palestinian educational institutions”.
April 8, 2024
New hopes to reverse island depopulation as school saved from closure
A council decision not to shut an island's only primary school gives locals more time to action their depopulation plans.
March 8, 2024
Councils spent £200m on profit-making residential care providers for children and young people
Scottish councils have given up to £200m to private firms to provide residential care for children and young people, despite promising to move away from the practice four years ago.
February 4, 2024
Four people die every week in Scotland while in state custody or care
Four people die every week in Scotland while in prison, police cells or other forms of state detention or care, according to figures exclusively shared with The Ferret.
February 4, 2024
Blog: The UK’s role in Yemen’s war since 2015
Recently, concerns have risen that the Israel-Gaza war is escalating into a wider, regional conflict involving numerous states and actors - including Britain.
January 19, 2024
Risky RAAC concrete now found in 1150 Scottish homes
More than 1,100 affordable homes have been confirmed to have been built with unreliable 'RAAC' concrete.
December 22, 2023
Revealed: Edinburgh investment firm’s links to illegal West Bank settlements
An investment firm that sponsors Scottish cultural organisations invests in companies linked to illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
December 17, 2023