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🔴 NEW: Human rights checks conducted by Scottish Enterprise on arms firms seeking government grants are to be scrutinised over fears taxpayers’ money is funding firms linked to human rights abuses theferret.scot/human...

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A viral post alleges Anas Sarwar insulted Billy Connolly and promised to ‘end the culture of vulgarness’ in Scotland. But is there any truth to it? We looked into it and found this claim to be False theferret.scot/claim...

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🔴 NEW: A Scottish Government quango spent £175,000 on ‘coaching’ for its bosses in two years, despite a stretched budget and questions over its performance. Find out more: theferret.scot/sepa-...

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My brother went to a rare gig by one of his favourite groups. Joyful. rikramblings.com/2025/02/24/t...

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🔴 NEW: The man behind a conspiracy theory cited by white supremacists and mass murderers has been booked as a conference speaker by a far right political party led by a Scot. Find out more: theferret.scot/autho...

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"Prisons can be a pressure cooker but the government has a responsibility to ensure high safety standards are maintained across the entire prison estate” theferret.scot/priva...

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The Ferret has been investigating how the 'culture war' is influencing Scotland and the UK. We have mapped some of the connections between organisations across the world. 🌏 theferret.scot/mappe...

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ℹ️ The Mental Health Policy Research Unit has summarised research on how to improve mental health care for autistic people in an infographic. Co-produced with lived experience individuals. Mental health research embracing new ways of thinking and communicating 👍 #Autism #MentalHealth #Neurodiversity

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"PFI was a stitch up from the start." That's what financial author and journalist @ianfraser.bsky.social told me for this piece about the millions made by Sodexo from Addiewell prison. Since 2011 Addiewell limited has paid out almost £20m to shareholders. theferret.scot/addiewell-3m...

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🔴 NEW: Reform UK’s Richard Tice boasted putting solar panels on his company’s properties could help tenants with their bills – despite publicly claiming people are being “ripped off” by the renewables industry. Read the full story: theferret.scot/refor...

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🤔 Planning a cross-border environmental investigation? 📅Apply for the Environmental Investigative Journalism grant by April 3, 2025! 💰 Details here: t.ly/rQgyr #GrantAlert #EnvironmentalJournalism #InvestigativeJournalism #DataJournalism

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🔴 NEW: The company which owns Scotland’s private Addiewell prison has paid more than £3m to shareholders in less than two years despite serious concerns over prisoner and staff safety amid high levels of deaths and violence. Find out more: theferret.scot/addie...

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Does Scottish abortion law ban silent prayer in your own home? We fact-checked this claim and found it to be False. Here’s why 👇 theferret.scot/scott...

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Edinburgh council is mulling a new car permit charge of nearly £1000 a year for the largest SUV type ICE cars 👇🏾 theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/02/edin...

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Early autism diagnosis and support can save lives. So why are over 212,000 people still waiting for an assessment? For many, a diagnosis is the first step toward understanding their needs & self-acceptance. The Government must act to ensure timely, effective diagnosis and support for all.

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Windfarm profits should be used to screen Scottish islanders for rare diseases, says leading geneticist 👇 #Orkney #Shetland #WesternIsles #VikingDNA #CelticCurse www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

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🔵 NEW: ScotRail has handed a £2 million contract to its former private owner – claiming the deal will provide “value for taxpayers”. Read the full story: theferret.scot/scotr...

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The diagnosis of borderline personality disorder is "significantly under-researched" and can "carry stigma, leading to poor understanding, inadequate support, and insufficient care," says mental health researcher, Sally Ohlsen @mhplatform.bsky.social‬. www.mentalhealthplatform.ac.uk/blog/meet-ou...

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🔴 The chairman of the Scottish Tories led an oil firm which admitted benefitting from bribes to a Russian company. The company ended up paying a £5.6m settlement after profiting from the bungs. New from me this weekend for @theferret.scot 👇 theferret.scot/scottish-con...

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NEW: The King, J.K. Rowling, billionaires and politicians are among those who have been given tens of millions of pounds of Scottush Government forestry subsidies - our latest collaboration with The Ferret www.thenational.scot/news/2492069...

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“We could do so much good with this money, investing in services that make our lives safer and better, rather than wasting it on these deadly Cold War hangovers” theferret.scot/tride...

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Tory chair’s ex-firm admitted benefiting from bribery theferret.scot/scott...

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Campaigners attacked the UK nuclear weapons programme as “an unaffordable shambles” and a “disastrous money pit”. They have demanded its cancellation, and asked for the money saved to be spent on public services theferret.scot/tride...

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Only two days until the Scottish Women’s Autistic Network welcome expert, Dr Harriet Axbey, for its monthly wellbeing webinar on Surviving and Thriving at University as an autistic student. For more info and booking - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/swan-webin...

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"He was ordered not to put his concerns in writing in case they became subject to freedom of information requests." #FOI www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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🔴 NEW: A £4bn project to help replace nuclear-armed Trident submarines on the Clyde has been branded as “unachievable” for the third year running by a UK government watchdog. Find out more: theferret.scot/tride...

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🔴 NEW: The King, JK Rowling, billionaires and politicians are among those who have been given tens of millions of pounds of taxpayer forestry subsidies, prompting claims that wealthy landowners are prioritised over rural communities. Find out more: theferret.scot/polit...

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🔴 NEW: The new chairman of the Scottish Conservatives led a company which admitted benefitting from “corrupt payments" made to a Russian firm. Read the full story: bit.ly/4134nQB

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Scottish investigative outlet @theferret.scot found billionaires, bankers and sports stars were behind a Cayman Islands firm that owns the picturesque Loch Lomond Golf Club. Read the story:

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The mental health research charity, McPin, has teamed up with the research group, Datamind, to created a 51-minute plain english course to help people understand how the NHS uses healthcare data. It's helpful for people who have used NHS mental health services. datamind.org.uk/data-literac...

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First Minister's Questions: Sarwar and Swinney clash over nuclear power. www.holyrood.com/news/view,fm...

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Today is #TimeToTalk day, run by Scotland's programme to tackle mental health stigma, See Me @seemescotland.bsky.social, with the Scottish Association for Mental Health. Get comfortable, they say, and start talking about mental health. www.seemescotland.org/seeus/campai...

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If you're in Edinburgh today or tomorrow and interested in health and social care, this is a good place to network. One of the exhibitors with something important to say is Scottish Autism. scvo.scot/the-gathering

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🔴 NEW: The Scottish Government has been criticised for working “in-step with the Foreign Office” over a controversial meeting with an Israeli official. theferret.scot/scottish-gov...

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🔴 NEW: The Scottish Government has been criticised for working “in-step with the Foreign Office” over a controversial meeting with an Israeli official. bit.ly/4hZzItl

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Young people leaving care are still being left homeless and at risk despite a Scottish Government “promise” to ensure they are given a safe and loving home for as long as needed, The Ferret has heard. https://bit.ly/42CUvhC

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Residents of Leith’s famous “banana flats” claim Edinburgh City Council is breaching their human rights after persistent issues with toxic black mould, faulty lifts, drug dealing, and problems with rats and mice. https://theferret.scot/neglected-banana-flats-breach-rights-residents/

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A Scottish court has ruled that the approval of the Rosebank oil field was unlawful and ordered it to be overturned — a blow to the industry and a win for climate activists. The Ferret has extensively covered the influence of the oil industry in Scotland. A thread of our previous revelations 🧵

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Rosebank oilfield decision ruled unlawful by Edinburgh court

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This is a huge loss for The Scotsman. Nobody knows the Scottish culture scene like @brianjaffa.bsky.social, and few people have his tenacity when it comes to news. 🎵 Brian … do-do-dooooo

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A major trade union has challenged an elite Scottish golf club – which costs more than £100,000 to join – to honour its commitment to pay the living wage after it advertised a job paying below the benchmark fee. https://bit.ly/4jAnJE4

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For all the hot air on how Britain is cracking down on SLAPPs, this story by @petergeoghegan.bsky.social shows how nothing has changed. Russian warlord Prigozhin’s lawsuit against Bellingcat’s @eliothiggins.bsky.social ruled not a SLAPP open.substack.com/pub/democrac...

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"I lost myself and my sense of existence — I felt like I was just nothing" https://theferret.scot/torture-charity-government-protect-women-violence/

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“I lost myself and my sense of existence.” Sana, a Kurdish refugee in Glasgow, survived years of domestic violence and torture. Now, she’s rebuilding her life — and advocating for change with @freedomfromtorture.bsky.social’s Women Together group. Read our article: bit.ly/4atDiZS

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Independent journalism matters now more than ever. Join our board of directors and help us shape The Ferret's next chapter https://theferret.scot/become-a-director-of-the-ferret/

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Torture charity calls for governments to better protect women from violence https://theferret.scot/torture-charity-government-protect-women-violence/

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