local authorities

Human rights, Politics

Council officials push to weaken freedom of information law

Rob Edwards on June 12, 2019June 12, 2019

Senior local authority officials are lobbying to relax freedom of information law so that they can increase charges, delay responses and reject more requests as “vexatious”.

Environment, Finance

Scottish councils pour £1.7bn into polluting fossil fuels

Rob Edwards on March 13, 2017March 14, 2017

Scottish local authorities are investing £1.7 billion in 52 fossil fuel companies blamed for causing climate chaos.

Calls to reform key school qualifications as pupils fail to progress

Written by James McEnaney

Fact check: Jo Swinson’s claim on education inequality

Written by Ferret Journalists

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

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