🔴NEW: Academics investigated the representation of women of colour in media coverage of the Scottish Parliament election. They said their findings were "incredibly disappointing" given the current hostility towards migrants. https://www.theferret.scot/women-colour-scottish-election-coverage/

Millions of £s for nature gone missing, in my latest investigation for @theferret.scot: @scotlink.bsky.social @scotwildlife.bsky.social

🟡NEW: Northern gannets are protected wild birds. But on Sula Sgeir, a legal exemption allows young birds to be taken for food each year. We looked at how the guga hunt still happens, and why it is facing renewed criticism: https://www.theferret.scot/guga-hunt-controversy/

The Scottish Government gave local authorities £20m to tackle a "nature emergency". But we found that around £4m of that sum was spent on fixing cars and office equipment, among other non-environmental spending. Our latest: https://www.theferret.scot/environmental-funding-misspent-councils/

🔴NEW: A Scottish wind farm has been bought by a company owned by a right-wing US media mogul who has donated to Donald Trump. Find out more: https://www.theferret.scot/trump-donor-scotland-wind-farm/

This cause is important: www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/ba...

“Fishermen cannot be expected to work around hazards they are not allowed to see,” said Sheila Keith of the Shetland Fishermen’s Association. She called for transparency on activity affecting safety and fishing grounds. Find out more: https://theferret.scot/spaceport-shetland-risk-tourism-fishing

“I was horrified to see that there could be a risk to tourists”  https://theferret.scot/spaceport-shetland-risk-tourism-fishing

Tourism and fishing associations in Shetland have voiced alarm and concern about the plans, while campaigners condemn space companies as “litter louts" https://theferret.scot/spaceport-shetland-risk-tourism-fishing

🔴NEW: Scotland’s first spaceport on Shetland plans to use the sea as a “dustbin” to dump tonnes of debris from rockets, The Ferret can reveal, prompting claims it could endanger tourism and fishing. Our latest: https://theferret.scot/spaceport-shetland-risk-tourism-fishing

🔴NEW: The Scottish Government changed key parts of the official record of Angus Robertson’s controversial Israel meeting after a backlash, raising questions about government secrecy. Our latest: https://www.theferret.scot/scottish-ministers-israel-meeting/

“We tried hospitals, community mental health and addiction services. There were no other doors for us. Where were we meant to go?”

🔴 NEW: Lives are being lost because people are failing to get mental health support when they most urgently need it, a Ferret investigation has found. Our latest: https://www.theferret.scot/mental-health-crisis-not-admitted-nhs/

🔴NEW: A senior activist with Reform UK claimed to have prior knowledge that migrants in Northern Ireland would be targeted by rioters who set fire to family homes last week. Find out more: https://www.theferret.scot/reform-uk-northern-ireland-migrants-targeted/

The Office for Nuclear Regulation has served statutory improvement notices on EDF and another company following an incident at the Torness nuclear power station in East Lothian in which "workers could have been exposed to asbestos". www.onr.org.uk/news/all-new...

🔴 NEW: Russian oligarchs, billionaires, foreign governments, international royalty, and banking giants are among those behind nearly 1,000 offshore entities illegally flouting the land control registry. Our latest: https://www.theferret.scot/offshore-landowners-scotland-land-control-register/

What did ministers spend two years trying to keep hidden? Previously secret minutes show Scottish Government talks with an Israeli diplomat about: ▪️ Israeli tech in NHS Scotland ▪️ Tourism ▪️ Renewable energy ▪️ Future diplomatic visits Full story 👉 bit.ly/4ooF5q9

🔴 NEW: Scotland's commissioner for children and young people has called on the government to take urgent action to end the use of unsuitable temporary accommodation for children. Our latest: https://www.theferret.scot/children-commissioner-homeless-accommodation/

Don Staniford, who spotlights problems with Scotland’s farmed salmon industry, made the claim after receiving a new legal threat from Mowi, the world's largest producer of farmed Atlantic salmon

🔴 NEW: The health and wellbeing of hundreds of babies and toddlers is at risk in temporary accommodation, it is claimed, due to unsafe sleeping conditions, overcrowding and a lack of basic necessities.  Our latest: https://www.theferret.scot/homeless-accommodation-babies-risk/

🔴NEW: Council workers in Scotland have their pensions invested in a Middle Eastern oil terminal that was battered by Iranian drone strikes last month Full story 👉 https://bit.ly/4e3YwQn

🔴 NEW: A Scots political activist who shared white supremacist views and performed the Nazi salute has claimed he will remain a member of Restore Britain, despite internal party concerns over his past behaviour. Read more: https://www.theferret.scot/james-munro-nazi-salute-member-restore-britain/

NEW: The police force tasked with stopping terrorist attacks at UK nuclear sites had dozens of internal security breaches last year They included a classified laptop going missing, contractors without proper background checks, and armed officers losing ID cards Full story 👉 https://bit.ly/4dTqSxK

“No one who owns a second home or a holiday let can possibly understand the housing crisis, let alone have a plan to fix it. This next parliament needs to combat the housing crisis, not contribute to it" https://www.theferret.scot/scotland-msp-homes-properties

🔴 NEW: Several of Holyrood’s newest politicians have property portfolios. Campaigners claim they are “profiting” from Scotland’s housing emergency. Our latest: https://www.theferret.scot/scotland-msp-homes-properties/

🔴NEW: Scotland’s wind boom is generating millions. But we found a significant share of the money is flowing to wealthy landowners, including aristocrats, investment firms and multimillionaires.  Our latest: https://www.theferret.scot/landowners-making-millions-wind-farms-scotland/

From “It’s Scotland’s oil” to net zero by 2045: the SNP’s relationship with the fossil fuel industry has changed dramatically over the decades

A Tory candidate claimed the SNP had only managed to add 75 teachers in Scotland, despite pledging to increase numbers by 3,500.  Ferret Fact Service checked the figures and found the claim Mostly True. www.theferret.scot/claim-snp-government-only-increased-teacher-numbers-by-75-is-mostly-true

You probably haven't heard of him, but £1 in every £5 banked by Scottish parties came from the fortune of one businessman made in the obscure industry of gas generators for science labs. He’s this election's biggest money man https://www.theferret.scot/meet-the-donors-funding-scottish-politics

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Welcome to the world of corporate lobbying, where dozens of expensive dinners were held in the last parliamentary term. Companies from Shell to GlaxoSmithKline, aim for influence over fancy food and drinks. Read the full story: Read the full story: http://bit.ly/4n8T2YP

"The weakening of environmental protection is a slippery slope opening the way for increased radiation doses to members of the public and the workforce"

John Swinney claimed Scotland has “a record number of GPs” in an SNP election leaflet. Ferret Fact Service checked the figures and found the claim Half True. Here's why

Campaigners warned that the “weakening” of nuclear safety regulation could lead to workers and the public being exposed to more radiation, which can cause cancer https://www.theferret.scot/starmer-nuclear-regulation-holyrood/

The prime minister’s plans to reform the regulation of nuclear power and weapons to make new developments easier have provoked “serious concerns” within the Scottish Government, according to emails obtained by The Ferret. Our latest: https://www.theferret.scot/starmer-nuclear-regulation-holyrood/

🚨Secret details of Angus Robertson’s much-criticised meeting with an Israeli diplomat are to be released after a near two-year freedom of information battle by The Ferret. Read the full story 👉 https://bit.ly/4tJgVse

Campaigners are calling for reforms to corporate liability laws to ensure platforms can be held responsible for harm caused by online abuse

Women’s organisations have also called for “more effective” policing at anti-asylum protests in Scotland while claiming there is a “clear lack of understanding of just how much of a threat the far right” is to women's safety

My fuller thoughts on today's FOI statistics showing an increase in requests to central government departments, the role of AI, and whether FOI is public money well spent (with some advice on how public bodies can avoid wasting it) - rosenbaum6.substack.com/p/asking-for...

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🔴NEW: Campaigners are calling for social media companies to be held legally accountable for threats of violence against women on their platforms. The calls follow a Ferret investigation into abuse linked to anti-asylum protests in Scotland. Our latest: theferret.scot/violence-aga...

Women supporting asylum seekers in Scotland say they have been threatened, followed and abused at protests and online. The Ferret spoke to 14 women about their experiences. Our latest: http://www.theferret.scot/women-abused-far-right-scotland/

“We should not accept truth being the first casualty of increased international tensions. This does not serve the Scottish or British public well”

🔴NEW: Potential problems with the Trident nuclear submarine fleet based on the Clyde must be kept secret because of the “deterioration” of international security, according to the UK Information Commissioner. Our latest: https://www.theferret.scot/trident-problems-hidden/

🔴 NEW: Over $1bn in North Sea oil and gas profits have flowed to an Israeli firm blacklisted by the UN for its activities in the West Bank. More could follow if Rosebank is approved. Read our latest investigation 👉 http://bit.ly/4cBuX7R

The last fact check from @theferret.scot. www.theferret.scot/claim-scotla...

🔴NEW: Kate Forbes tried to attract UAE government investors to Scotland by offering them “rapid access” to policymakers and “bespoke” tours, despite allegations the state armed a militia accused of genocide in Sudan. Our latest: https://f.mtr.cool/aaeompsnof

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Campaigners accuse Sepa of “flying blind”, and describe the monitoring regime as “not fit for purpose”. More resources need to be devoted to ensuring the health of Scotland’s seas and encouraging nature recovery, they say https://www.theferret.scot/scandal-sea-lochs-scotland/

🔴NEW: The monitoring of marine pollution by the Scottish Government’s green watchdog has been dubbed a “scandal” following the discovery that it rates 400 of Scotland’s coastal waters as being environmentally fine based on wildlife samples from just 54 of them.