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Information watchdog under renewed fire for election bias
Scotland’s freedom of information commissioner, Rosemary Agnew, has admitted delaying sensitive decisions in the run-up to the independence referendum in 2014.
March 30, 2016
Minister under fire for silence on Qatar worker deaths
Scottish minister didn't mention human rights abuses while seeking up to £1.3 billion to pay for new hospitals and motorways from the oil-rich state of Qatar.
March 13, 2016
Revealed: SNP links with private welfare-to-work lobby
The Ferret can reveal close links between the SNP and controversial private firms who are likely to bid for contracts.
March 1, 2016
Co-operative Bank closes human rights group’s account
A pro-Palestinian organisation that opposes human rights violations in the Occupied Territories has been told by the Co-operative Bank that its account is to be closed.
January 11, 2016
Bosnia 20 years on
Bosnians of all ages and affiliations reflect on twenty years of peace.
December 14, 2015
Thousands of workers given ‘cack-handed’ terrorism training
More than 4000 workers in prisons, councils, the NHS, Fire and Rescue services and the military have taken part in counter-terrorism courses.
November 30, 2015
NHS-patient trust threatened by “Orwellian” terror law
Doctors and nurses advised to breach patient confidentiality and report suspicious people to the state to comply with counter-terrorism law.
November 4, 2015
Revealed: how the Prince lobbied on ‘pet projects’
The heir to the throne, Prince Charles, secretly lobbied Scottish ministers and public agencies to save red squirrels, protect bees, help sustainable fisheries, back homeopathy, create eco-towns, help young offenders and reform the education system.
October 19, 2015
Public body condemned for deals with Bahrain and Saudi Arabia
A leading human rights activist from Bahrain has condemned the SQA for working with regimes accused of gross human rights abuses.
September 30, 2015