🔴 On the day the Tories pledge to repeal the climate change act, we reveal one of their senior politicians in Scotland has been “cosying up” to the UK’s “main climate denial group”. bit.ly/4763mtZ

Lord Malcolm Offord of Garvel – the Scottish Tory treasurer – will join a panel hosted by "climate denial" group the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) at the Conservative party conference in Manchester next week. bit.ly/4763mtZ

🔴 NEW: The Scottish Government’s green watchdog has been urging the Royal Navy to remove potentially radioactive waste from the UK nuclear bomb base on the Clyde to reduce the risk of leaks and pollution. Find out more: theferret.scot/navy-...

In 2012, a flood forced Dr Fiona Work out of her home in Edzell for 10 months. Eleven years later, the village flood group she helped form saved the community during Storm Babet. Our latest: theferret.scot/new-a...

In Brechin, Storm Babet brought the worst flooding residents could remember. Nearly two years on, many are still struggling to recover. Our latest: theferret.scot/commu...

🔴 NEW: Larry Ellison’s £257m bet on Tony Blair Our investigation with @lighthousereports.com reveals how the Tony Blair Institute has been accused of pushing the interests of tech tycoon Ellison — Trump’s “CEO of everything” — and his company Oracle democracyforsale.substack.com/p/inside-the...

An SNP MP claimed English drug deaths had been 'written out of the figures'. This is not accurate. theferret.scot/claim...

Islanders told researchers they had no direct word from SaxaVord about an explosion during a rocket test in 2024 or the suspension of building work in 2023 theferret.scot/shetl...

🔴 NEW: Disgruntled islanders have criticised Scotland’s first spaceport in the far north of Shetland for a “culture of secrecy and bad stewardship”, according to a new report. Our latest: theferret.scot/shetl...

🔴 NEW: Scottish companies are roping NHS and council workers into veiled tax avoidance schemes that could see them hit with big unexpected tax bills. Find out more: theferret.scot/scots...

This Scottish Government-backed jobs app was billed by ministers as “critical” to Scotland’s ‘just transition’ away from fossil fuels. Five months in, it has attracted just 200 users. bit.ly/47OBSdq

We’re hosting an Open Newsroom in Aberdeen to hear directly from you. What does a 'just transition' mean for the North East? What stories aren’t being told? Grab a ticket and come tell us: www.eventbrite.co.uk...

🔴 NEW: Intense behind-the-scenes lobbying by the multinational whisky industry forced the Scottish Government’s green watchdog to back down on plans to toughen pollution controls, The Ferret can reveal. Read the full story: theferret.scot/whisk...

🔴 More than 90 per cent of applications to use residential properties as short-term lets in a Highland region in the midst of a housing crisis have been approved since last year. Find out more: theferret.scot/short...

As staff at Edinburgh Uni strike over job cuts, the principal is under pressure to reveal whether he’s being paid for a second job at a company with historic ties to the university. Our latest: theferret.scot/mathi...

I was interviewed by the freelance journalist, Jackie Kemp, about the #FOI story revealing that Loch Long had been polluted by radioactive waste from Scotland's nuclear bomb depot at Coulport. jackie125.substack.com/p/how-a-six-...

🔴 NEW: The boss of the University of Edinburgh is facing calls to “come clean” over earnings from a second job, amid staff strikes and mounting redundancies theferret.scot/mathi...

🔍 Did the UK Government give £600m to an Ineos plant in Belgium while failing to back Grangemouth? FFS took a look at this and other claims about the refinery and found the truth is a bit more complicated 👉 theferret.scot/why-g...

The closure of Grangemouth left workers feeling abandoned. But why did it happen? Was it down to climate policy? And is Westminster backing projects abroad while Scottish workers lose out? For our new series After Oil, we took a closer look🔍 theferret.scot/why-g...

🔴 NEW: Grangemouth should have been Scotland’s big opportunity to realise its ambition for a just transition – moving workers into cleaner, greener jobs. But embittered power struggles got in the way. Find out more: bit.ly/42k2yin

The Ferret is bringing our Open Newsroom to Aberdeen. As Scotland moves to clean energy, what comes after oil? We want to hear from workers, residents and campaigners. Get your ticket: bit.ly/4pk0mSb

If you're based in or near Aberdeen we'd love to see you at our Open Newsroom. It's the first one we've held outside Glasgow so really looking forward to it.

The term “just transition” is everywhere in Scottish politics. But what does it actually mean in practice? We’re launching a six-month investigation to find out. After Oil begins this weekend bit.ly/3VyqGtT

🔴 NEW: Angus Robertson had the minutes of his controversial meeting with an Israeli diplomat changed after a public backlash – because he feared his call for a Gaza ceasefire was “lost” in the original version. Our latest: theferret.scot/angus...

🔴 NEW: Thousands marched for Palestine in London last month. But a smaller protest on Whitehall raised another question. Should UK and Scottish oil profits flow to a company linked to Israel’s war on Gaza? Our latest investigation: theferret.scot/ithac...

🔴 NEW: An arms lobby group urged the UK and Scottish Governments to crack down on Palestine Action more than a month before the group was proscribed, documents released to The Ferret reveal. Find out more: theferret.scot/ads-g...

🔴 NEW: Loch Long on the Clyde has been contaminated by radioactive waste from the UK’s nuclear bomb store where old water pipes have repeatedly burst and caused floods, files released after a six-year secrecy battle reveal. Our investigation: theferret.scot/radio...

Update: We asked Angus Robertson for an interview regarding the new information about his meeting with the Israel deputy ambassador We were dismissed and told to quote a statement made "last week", or use comments from "last year"

The Ferret has obtained redacted minutes, WhatsApps and emails about a Scottish Government meeting with Israeli officials. Critics say they reveal a gap between public statements and behind-the-scenes diplomacy theferret.scot/scott...

🔴 NEW: Last summer, a photo of Angus Robertson meeting Israel’s deputy ambassador sparked public outcry. Now, after a ten month freedom of information battle, internal documents released to The Ferret have shed new light on the affair. Our latest: theferret.scot/scott...

Amnesty International and UN-appointed experts have criticised the UK’s decision to ban Palestine Action, warning that labelling property damage as terrorism could chill legitimate protest. Our fact check unpacks the situation theferret.scot/what-...

Fact check: Social media picked up on a news article claiming the Scottish Government's scheme for 'free bikes for children' had cost £700 per bike. 🚴‍♀️ The reality is a bit more complex ⤵️ theferret.scot/scott...

🔴 NEW: Scotland’s cash-strapped councils have sold off 1,851 homes, schools, community centres, civic halls and other properties in recent years amidst budget shortfalls. Our latest investigation: bit.ly/460Irsn

Energy giant SSE may keep Scotland’s dirtiest power station open until 2040 – 10 years longer than planned – which critics fear could 'blow an enormous hole' in the Scottish Government’s climate strategy Read the latest investigation from The Ferret ⬇️

🔴 NEW: Energy giant SSE may keep Scotland’s dirtiest power station open until 2040 – ten years longer than planned – which critics fear could “blow an enormous hole” in the Scottish Government’s climate strategy. Find out more: theferret.scot/keep-...

🔴 EXCLUSIVE: Information kept secret for years on radioactive problems at the Clyde nuclear bomb bases is to be released to the public, after Scotland’s freedom of information watchdog said it threatens “reputations” not national security.

Mega farms in Scotland, including some with more than a million animals, have repeatedly leaked excrement and failed to monitor contamination, putting humans, wildlife and the environment at risk, The Ferret can reveal. theferret.scot/mega-...

A TikTok trend sparked something special in Govanhill, the Roma Men’s Group came together to recreate a giant rolled pancake. What started as a viral video turned into a day of cooking, learning and connection. www.greatergovanhill.com/latest/roma-...

FACT CHECK: We examined claims that Scotland supplies England with electricity for free, as energy has long been part of the debate surrounding Scottish independence. bit.ly/40n7tOA

Good to see The Herald this morning following up our exclusive yesterday revealing 585 cracks in a #nuclear reactor at Torness in East Lothian. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2526063...

Breaking exclusive: the estimated number of cracks in the graphite core of a nuclear reactor at Torness in East Lothian has risen to 585 – the highest so far – prompting fears of a nuclear “meltdown” and calls for its early closure. theferret.scot/nuclear-reac...

NEW: Arms firms supplying Israel have continued to receive taxpayers’ money from the Scottish Government despite allegations of genocide in Gaza, prompting criticism its human rights due diligence is “not fit for purpose”. bit.ly/44iuWSr

I’m working with @glasgowbell.bsky.social this week and on my way to Paisley for a rally about proposed redundancies at UWS. If you’re staff or a student who’ll be there and want to chat - or if you want to catch up separately - give me a DM. You can be anonymous!

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For most of this year, I’ve been working on one story - and I’m so excited for it to finally be out in the world. Observer subscribers can listen now to the podcast version. Throughout this week, the rest of you will be able to listen and read the story too. Watch this space 🔍

When you hear coverage of John Swinney's speech today promising a new road map for Scottish independence, the biggest question to ask is who has power in Swinney's vision? Is he promising a radical overhaul of corporate dominance over our resources and economic life?

🔴 NEW: First minister John Swinney has been rapped by the UK statistics regulator for making a misleading claim about Scottish education, following a fact check from The Ferret. Find out more: theferret.scot/john-...

🔴 NEW: It took John Swinney two and a half months to secure a key meeting with Sir Jim Ratcliffe on the future for workers at Grangemouth – and the billionaire only spared half an hour of his time on a video call. Find out more: theferret.scot/swinn...

A Covid memorial in Glasgow co-created by artists and community groups is finished — but remains in storage. @govanhillbaths.bsky.social say the city council is blocking installation. The council says safety concerns haven’t been addressed. Read the full story: theferret.scot/glasg...

🔴 NEW: Glasgow City Council have been accused of “moral” and “bureaucratic” failure over delays to a memorial for victims of the Covid-19 pandemic which is sitting in storage at taxpayers expense. Find out more: theferret.scot/glasg...