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Rob Edwards
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Environmental journalist, nuclear muckraker, serial user of freedom of information law @theferret.scot‬. Also with @wordsthatcarryon.bsky.social. Migrated from X.
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 1d
A months-long investigation by The Ferret and a group of international journalists found there have been 40 propaganda animations produced by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in the past two years – including several using the Scottish Maritime Museum’s 3D scans
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A digital 3D model, displayed against a plain black background. White text above reads: “The Israel Defense Forces used a Scottish museum’s 3D models in propaganda videos.” The image is branded with The Ferret’s logo in the corner.
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 5h
Once repackaged by the IDF, an electricity box from a Scottish museum workshop became part of a secret Iranian bunker, and a street corner from suburban Washington was proof of a Hamas command centre.

Find out more: theferret.scot/idf-s...
A digital 3D model, displayed against a plain black background. White text above reads: “The Israel Defense Forces used a Scottish museum’s 3D models in propaganda videos.” The image is branded with The Ferret’s logo in the corner.
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Rob Edwards @robedwards5.bsky.social · 1d
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has ordered monitoring to “establish the extent of contamination”.

www.thenational.scot/news/2552519...
Radioactive water from Dounreay nuclear site leaked in major breach
RADIOACTIVE material was accidentally released at Scotland’s Dounreay nuclear site in a major environmental breach, The National can reveal ...
www.thenational.scot
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Rob Edwards @robedwards5.bsky.social · 3d
At least ten patrols by the UK's nuclear-armed submarines are understood to have exceeded five months, says the Daily Mail, raising concerns about rising risks.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Ageing UK nuclear-armed submarine completes 200-day patrol
Another Royal Navy nuclear submarine has completed a 200-plus day patrol amid fears of shortages of vessels. The ageing Vanguard class submarine was welcomed back to port
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 4d
🔴NEW: At least 20 racist incidents took place in Scotland last month including attacks on mosques and asylum hotels, alleged assaults – and the jailing of a neo-Nazi for slashing a student in the face with a knife.

Find out more: bit.ly/477AYHY
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 7d
🔴 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
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 7d
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.

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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 8d
"This ongoing scandal of poor maintenance at the Royal Navy’s nuclear bases is exposing the myth that nuclear weapons keep us safe"
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A barbed-wire fence surrounds military buildings at a naval base with hills in the background. Text overlay: “Navy told to remove radioactive waste from nuclear bomb base.”
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 8d
The Ferret is 10! We've spent a decade digging where others won’t — now we’re taking a night off to celebrate.

Join us for music, dancing and some very special guests. Get your tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-ferret...
The Ferret: birthday party and relaunch
Come and celebrate with music, dancing and special Ferret guests
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 9d
Campaigners warned of a “culture of negligence” at “high risk” sites threatening public safety and the environment.

Our latest: theferret.scot/navy-...
A barbed-wire fence surrounds military buildings at a naval base with hills in the background. Text overlay: “Navy told to remove radioactive waste from nuclear bomb base.”
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 9d
🔴 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-...
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 10d
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...
leafless tree stands in the middle of floodwater, its bare branches spreading wide against the grey surface of the water. White text overlay reads: “It takes a village: a new approach to living with flooding.”
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 11d
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...
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Rob Edwards @robedwards5.bsky.social · 13d
A guide for new journalists on how to use freedom of information:

ico.org.uk/foi-for-jour...
Information rights for journalism, academic research and commercial purposes
ico.org.uk
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Rob Edwards @robedwards5.bsky.social · 14d
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Salmon farmer accused of blocking UK investigations into alleged animal rights breaches
Faroese firm Bakkafrost wants to ban campaigner Don Staniford from going within 15 metres of its fish farms
www.theguardian.com
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 16d
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...
A view over grassy cliffs and coastline in Shetland with a large industrial building near the sea. Text overlay reads: "Shetland spaceport under fire from local community".
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 17d
🔴 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...
A view over grassy cliffs and coastline in Shetland with a large industrial building near the sea. Text overlay reads: "Shetland spaceport under fire from local community".
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 18d
🔴 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...
A collage illustration of a woman in business attire sitting on a red sofa with a tablet. Behind her are stacks of large gold coins, all beneath the outline of a house roof.
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 19d
Billed as “critical” to Scotland’s just transition, the Energy Skills Passport is struggling to get traction — despite millions in public funding. Our investigation: theferret.scot/3-7m-...
Offshore oil platform silhouetted against a vivid sunset sky with pink, orange, and purple clouds. White bold text reads: “£3.7m and just 200 users: SNP-backed green jobs scheme off to slow start.” A red label above the text says “Exclusive.”
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 21d
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
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 24d
Highlanders have warned of a “dire” situation in relation to affordable housing, in part driven by the proliferation of houses being used as short-term let accommodation
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An older man with grey hair stands in front of a sunlit mountain landscape in the Highlands, wearing a checked shirt and blue jacket. White bold text on the left reads: “Nine out of ten short-term lets approved in Highland tourism hotspot despite housing crisis.”
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 24d
Sepa had warned whisky waste plants were linked to serious pollution incidents. So why were its efforts to regulate them quietly dropped?

Our latest: theferret.scot/whisk...
Close-up of machinery inside a whisky distillery, with grain and residue visible around metal parts. Overlaid text reads: “Revealed: How whisky firms fought off pollution controls.”
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 24d
🔴 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.

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An older man with grey hair stands in front of a sunlit mountain landscape in the Highlands, wearing a checked shirt and blue jacket. White bold text on the left reads: “Nine out of ten short-term lets approved in Highland tourism hotspot despite housing crisis.”
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 25d
“This raises a lot of serious questions about the undue influence of big business and lobbying, and the profound and damaging impact it can have on policy"
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Close-up of machinery inside a whisky distillery, with grain and residue visible around metal parts. Overlaid text reads: “Revealed: How whisky firms fought off pollution controls.”
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 25d
“When industry is calling for delays to regulations it is rarely done to serve our environment”
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Close-up of machinery inside a whisky distillery, with grain and residue visible around metal parts. Overlaid text reads: “Revealed: How whisky firms fought off pollution controls.”
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