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The Ferret

Media cooperative in Scotland

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Dec 14, 2025
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How do policing practices, reporting rates, and data collection affect perceived links between immigration and crime in the UK?

Policing practices, reporting behaviour and data systems shape whether and how migration and crime appear linked: police recording and enforcement practices can inflate foreign-national representation...

Jan 23, 2026

What environmental and safety incidents have been reported at RNAD Coulport and HMNB Clyde, and how have regulators responded?

and have been the focus of reporting about from aging pipework at Coulport and a range of (NSERs) at , including a Category A event in early 2025; regulators — chiefly the and nuclear regulators worki...

Dec 31, 2025

What examples exist of high‑profile Scottish estates owned via Jersey or Guernsey companies and who are the ultimate beneficiaries?

Several high‑profile Scottish estates have been held through companies incorporated in Jersey or Guernsey (and other Crown dependencies), including Ardfin, Cluny, Eilean Aigas, Dewar and Raeshaw, and ...

Dec 31, 2025

Why can offshore companies in the tax havens of Guernsey and Jersey own Scottish land

Offshore companies incorporated in Jersey and Guernsey can and do own Scottish land because the existing UK and Scottish legal framework permits overseas corporate proprietors, the Channel Islands pro...