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Rhoda Grant
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Billionaire lairds and Tory donors broke rules around rural subsidies
Billionaire lairds, sporting estates and Conservative Party donors in receipt of millions of pounds of public grants are among the owners of businesses which broke the rules around rural subsidies.
Glen Affric: Pippa Middleton’s family estate urged to stop deterring access
A Highland sporting estate owned by the billionaire family of Kate Middleton’s sister has been urged to stop deterring access at Glen Affric's famous loch.
Taxable derelict land increase in most council areas sparks calls for tax reform
The number of taxable vacant and derelict land plots grew in most council areas in recent years, prompting calls for an end to “perverse incentives” for owners.
Anti-abortion lobbyists met MSPs over 100 times since 2021
Anti-abortion lobbyists have met with MSPs from all the major political parties, prompting concerns from women’s rights groups.
Highland test centre staff claim ‘catalogue of failures’ led to Covid-19 outbreak
Mitie workers at a Covid-19 test centre in Inverness have alleged "failures” by the company contributed to multiple staff falling ill.
Scottish Welfare Fund failing families in financial crisis
Campaigners claim the Scottish Welfare Fund is a “postcode lottery” with success rates and amounts granted varying across the country.
Golf resort linked to Lord’s estate handed £100k Covid bailout
A Scottish Government agency has been criticised after handing £100,000 in Covid-19 bailout funds to a luxury golfing development on land owned by the Earl of Moray.
Billionaire-owned shooting properties offered tax relief
Nine out of ten of Scotland’s shooting properties, including some owned by billionaires, are exempt from paying £10.5 million in annual business rates, it is revealed.
Bank increases bet that Irn-Bru maker AG Barr will fail
A Swiss private bank has upped its multi-million pound bet on Irn-Bru maker AG Barr to fail during the coronavirus crisis, The Ferret can reveal.
