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Gardening firm lobbied UK Government for continued peat-based compost sales
A horticultural firm claiming to lead the way in moving towards alternatives to peat-based compost, lobbied the UK Government to be allowed to sell the product to gardeners beyond 2030, an investigation by The Ferret has found.
Ban private firms from auditing Scotland’s public spending, urges report
The Scottish Government should ban private firms from auditing local authorities’ accounts as their involvement is an obstacle to transparency and democracy, claims a new report.
Nuclear bomb programme struggled with staff shortages, says MoD report
Staff shortages have prevented an official watchdog from completing all “essential tasks” to ensure the safety of the UK nuclear weapons programme, according to a previously confidential Ministry of Defence report.
Police criticised for refusing to say how many children detained
Police Scotland has been criticised for being 'unable or unwilling' to provide figures on the number of children kept in custody in Scotland.