Glasgow City Council

Human rights, Society

‘An attack on human rights’: how austerity is eroding the lives of disabled people

Karin Goodwin on November 27, 2019November 28, 2019

The Ferret and HuffPost investigate the impact of government austerity policy on the lives of disabled people in Scotland.

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Asylum, Housing and homelessness, Human rights

Ruling allowing Serco to evict asylum seekers sets ‘dangerous precedent’

Karin Goodwin on November 13, 2019November 15, 2019

Campaigners are warning that a "dangerous precedent" has been set by a "brutal" ruling from Scotland’s highest court that evicting asylum seekers by changing their locks is lawful.

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Finance

Councils save millions by renegotiating controversial Lobo loans

Ben Wray on October 20, 2019October 21, 2019

Four Scottish local authorities have renegotiated or are renegotiating debts with commercial banks in a bid to save millions each year in interest payments.

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Finance, Politics

Edinburgh under fire for failing to make money from film disruption

Jamie Mann on September 5, 2019September 8, 2019

The City of Edinburgh Council has admitted that it has not made money from film companies for street closures despite the disruption they cause.

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Housing and homelessness, Human rights, Society

Charity to launch legal action over ‘scandalous’ failure to help Glasgow’s homeless

Karin Goodwin on August 19, 2019August 22, 2019

Shelter Scotland is preparing to take legal action against Glasgow City Council over its failure to house thousands of homeless people.

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Human rights

20 public bodies pressing for restrictions on public right to know

Rob Edwards on August 11, 2019August 14, 2019

Twenty public sector bodies have urged MSPs to weaken freedom of information law by increasing charges, widening exemptions and relaxing deadlines.

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Human rights, Privacy and surveillance

Big Brother surveillance could discriminate against workers, claim unions

Billy Briggs on July 17, 2019July 20, 2019

Big Brother-style CCTV planned for Glasgow is a "very significant" threat to civil liberties and workers' rights, according to trade unionists.

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Asylum, Housing and homelessness, Human rights

Hundreds of asylum seekers will be made homeless as Serco restarts evictions

Karin Goodwin on June 12, 2019June 13, 2019

Serco's new lock changes will see about 300 people made homeless across Glasgow within months, with charities claiming they were given no warning.

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Finance, Housing and homelessness, Politics

Property industry treats top Scots politicians to £5,000 dinner in Cannes

Ally Tibbitt on May 21, 2019August 19, 2019

Top Scottish politicians quaffed champagne and dined on veal alongside property investors at a secret £5,000 VIP dinner in the south of France, The Ferret has learned.

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Glasgow City Council

Asylum, Housing and homelessness, Human rights

Ruling allowing Serco to evict asylum seekers sets ‘dangerous precedent’

Finance

Councils save millions by renegotiating controversial Lobo loans

Finance, Politics

Edinburgh under fire for failing to make money from film disruption

Housing and homelessness, Human rights, Society

Charity to launch legal action over ‘scandalous’ failure to help Glasgow’s homeless

Human rights

20 public bodies pressing for restrictions on public right to know

Human rights, Privacy and surveillance

Big Brother surveillance could discriminate against workers, claim unions

Asylum, Housing and homelessness, Human rights

Hundreds of asylum seekers will be made homeless as Serco restarts evictions

Finance, Housing and homelessness, Politics

Property industry treats top Scots politicians to £5,000 dinner in Cannes

Warning that kelp dredging trials could trigger ‘environmental destruction’

Arms firms executives could face investigation for complicity in war crimes

No, you don’t need bring ID or a polling card to vote in Scotland

Fact check: misleading political party leaflets in Scotland