Environmental journalist and serial FoI requester @FerretScot. Now posting only on Bluesky: https://nitter.cf/t.co/xj0wX2uupq
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Joined October 2009
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I no longer post here and have migrated to Bluesky, at bsky.app/profile/robedwards5….
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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 👇
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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 @scottishautism.
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🔴 NEW: Private landowners related to the former Conservative Scottish Secretary, Alister Jack, have been accused of covertly backing a campaign to block plans for a new national park in Galloway.
Find out more: bit.ly/41AXFlC
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🔴NEW: Seven fish farming companies have been accused by the Scottish Government’s green watchdog of breaking the law by failing to provide information on fish numbers.
Find out more: bit.ly/4gfZ8m1
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More needs to be done to ensure all relevant communication methods are considered under #FOI says @robedwards53
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Our final panel session at #HolyroodFOI has @SPSO_Ombudsman Rosemary Agnew, The Ferret's @robedwards53, and @scotgovopen's Doreen Grove reflect on the future of #FOI in changing times
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🔴 EXCLUSIVE: Sites across Scotland which burn rubbish caused more climate pollution than ever before last year with some spewing out toxic chemicals such as mercury and arsenic.
Read more: bit.ly/4erdazi
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The United States government has established its first military site in Scotland since the 1990s, prompting fears of a “catastrophic” situation under an incoming Donald Trump administration.
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NEW: The United States government has established its first military site in Scotland since the 1990s, prompting fears it could be put to “catastrophic” use by an incoming Donald Trump administration. bit.ly/3Z2wE90
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🔴 NEW: The UK government has sold licences to oil giants to drill on the seabed in marine protected areas to store carbon dioxide, which will impact whales, dolphins and endangered birds.
Read more: bit.ly/3Z3k3Cj
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🔴 EVENT: Free speech or cancel culture? Better together, or apart? Net zero...or not? How should we respond to growing polarisation in our communities? Book your spot at our next open newsroom event at the Community Newsroom with @Govanhill_mag bit.ly/3O2RsH3
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Introducing our ‘Ferret the Halls’ bundle! 🎄 A year of investigative journalism, our holiday zine, and exclusive merch — all in one festive package, available until December 1st! Get yours now: bit.ly/3CeVRnR
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🔴 NEW: Dublin's Rialto Drug Team is transforming lives through a family-centered approach to addiction support. Could Scotland follow their lead? Read on to find out: bit.ly/48Fqy1k
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Radioactive pollution from bomb plant sparks cancer fears
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🔴 NEW: Radioactive air pollution from the nuclear weapons plant at Coulport, on the Clyde, has more than doubled over the last six years, prompting cancer warnings from campaigners.
Read the full story: bit.ly/4ftQPC6 #coulport
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The hedgehog, once common throughout Scotland, has been updated from “least concern to near threatened” in the latest International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of threatened species
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