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Andy Wightman
53 posts
Scottish ministers under fire for freedom of information breaches
Journalists have accused the Scottish Government of failing to keep records and frustrating freedom of information law.
June 1, 2017
Charlotte Street Partners lobbying for Rupert Murdoch papers
Influential PR firm Charlotte Street Partners is lobbying on behalf of Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper titles in Scotland.
April 5, 2017
Anger over Buccleuch ‘land grab’ in bowling green battle
Britain's biggest landowner accused of "land grab" after he sold off a bowling green that the community thought belonged to them.
March 27, 2017
Revealed: £1m tax sweetener for Cairngorms land deal
A Highland laird was given a tax “sweetener” in a secretive £7.2 million deal to buy an ancient Caledonian pine forest.
April 11, 2016
What happens now the ‘rent cap’ has ended?
Ferret Fact Service looks at the end of Scotland's rent cap, and what the rules are now.
April 15, 2024
Unmasked: The foreign states who bought up Scots property worth millions
The governments of China, Qatar, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates have extensive property portfolios in Scotland collectively worth nearly £250m.
June 14, 2023
Fact check: the BBC Scottish leaders debate
Ferret Fact Service looked at claims by the party leaders ahead of the Scottish Parliament election.
April 7, 2021
Eagles at risk as landowning lobby delays move to license grouse shooting
A proposal to curb the killing of birds of prey by licensing grouse shooting in Scotland has been blocked by the landowning lobby, according to a report for the Scottish Government.
December 19, 2019