Politics
New Brexit poll analysis shows most people now back remain
Public opinion across the UK has shifted decisively against Brexit over the last 18 months, according to an analysis of over 200 opinion polls.
Neil Findlay
Arms trade, Environment, Finance
Scottish Parliament to review ethics of pension investments
Holyrood's £82m pension fund is to be reviewed after campaigners questioned investments in arms, fossil fuels, tobacco and iPhone factories linked to mass suicides.
Environment
Bats facing death due to railway bridge repairs
Data obtained by The Ferret has revealed that most of the maintenance work carried out on Scotland’s rail viaducts in the last two years has failed to include recommended surveys for bats.
Crime and justice, Human rights, Privacy and surveillance
Spycops: judge rejects claim for undercover police inquiry in Scotland
An environmental campaigner targeted by police has failed to persuade a judge that an undercover policing inquiry should be extended to cover Scotland.
Politics
Revealed: Boris Johnson’s Afghan trip cost taxpayers £20,000
Boris Johnson’s widely criticised trip to Afghanistan when a crucial vote was due on a third runway at Heathrow cost the British taxpayer at least £20,000, The Ferret can reveal.
Politics
Call for Westminster probe into Tory ‘dark money’ donations
A campaign group has written to Westminster’s Commissioner for Standards to request an investigation into the conduct of two Tory MPs after The Ferret highlighted inconsistencies in their reporting of "dark money" donations.
Environment
Scotland’s green watchdog wined and dined by polluters
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has been repeatedly wined and dined by the fish farming, whisky and power industries.
Human rights
Watchdog probes freedom of information failings by Scottish Government
The new Scottish Information Commissioner has launched an investigation into allegations that the Scottish Government has blocked or delayed freedom of information requests.
Environment, Human rights
Pesticide report suppressed after freedom of information warning
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency ditched a toxic pesticide report after fears it could attract freedom of information requests.