Hamish Macdonell

Environment

Fish farming industry bids to relax limits on toxic pesticide

Rob Edwards on June 9, 2019June 12, 2019

The multinational salmon farming industry has been pushing behind the scenes for environmental limits on a toxic pesticide to be 100 times weaker than government regulators recommend.

Environment

Salmon: branded as Scottish but owned abroad

Rob Edwards on February 24, 2019April 6, 2019

The £2 billion salmon farming industry marketed around the world as Scottish is virtually all owned by investors in Norway, Switzerland, Cyprus, Canada and other countries.

Calls to reform key school qualifications as pupils fail to progress

Written by James McEnaney

Fact check: Jo Swinson’s claim on education inequality

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Revealed: the intensive farms polluting Scotland with ammonia

Written by Jamie Mann

‘Sick’ salmon film prompts government probe into Scottish fish farm

Written by Rob Edwards