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Scottish National Party
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Revealed: Tobacco firms lobbied politicians at Holyrood 34 times
Tobacco companies have intensified their lobbying efforts at Holyrood ahead of a potential tightening of smoking legislation, The Ferret can reveal.
Claim that Scotland has 25 per cent of Europe’s offshore wind capacity is False
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim by new SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn that Scotland has 25 per cent of Europe's offshore wind capacity.
Greens ‘sold out to the devil’ on fishing in pact with SNP
The Scottish Greens have “sold out to the devil” by failing to prevent fishing trawlers from damaging the seabed around Scotland, creel fishermen have claimed.
‘Devastating’ nuclear accident risks kept under wraps
A ruling allowing the Ministry of Defence to keep nuclear safety problems secret has been condemned as a threat to democracy, with “devastating” accident risks.
Revealed: ‘radical’ vision for Scotland as ‘woodland nation’
The Scottish Government should buy up, break up and sell off large forestry estates to diversify woodland ownership, experts are recommending.
‘Sleekit’ increase in Trident nuclear warheads on the Clyde
The UK government is accused of secretly boosting the number of Trident nuclear warheads stored on the Clyde over the last five years.
Revealed: fire safety and staff problems at nuclear sites
Nuclear bomb sites across the UK have fire safety problems as well as shortages of safety regulators and engineers, according to a Ministry of Defence report.
Grouse shooting to be banned where birds of prey are illegally killed
Grouse shooting will be banned on sporting estates where birds are prey are being illegally killed, the Scottish Government has announced.
Trident damned as ‘deadly farce’ after costs rise £1bn
The cost of UK programmes to replace Trident and nuclear submarines on the Clyde increased by over £1 billion in a year, according to data released by the Ministry of Defence.
