Karin Goodwin
@karingoodwin.bsky.social
Journalist |Co-editor of theferret.scot |Co-founder of Govanhill's Community Newsroom| Migration, housing, justice, people power and planet |Always up for dancin'
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@theferret.scot is ten whole years old. It has a new look, a new website, and has switched from Wordpress to Ghost.
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The Ferret
Our journalism changes things.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:45 AM
@theferret.scot is ten whole years old. It has a new look, a new website, and has switched from Wordpress to Ghost.
www.theferret.scot
www.theferret.scot
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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...
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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October 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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...
Join us for music, dancing and some very special guests. Get your tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-ferret...
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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-...
jackie125.substack.com/p/how-a-six-...
How a six-year quest led to uncovering radioactive leaks at Scotland's Trident base
Veteran environmental journalist Rob Edwards landed the Ferret's radioactive scoop
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September 8, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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-...
jackie125.substack.com/p/how-a-six-...
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🔍 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...
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...
September 9, 2025 at 9:30 AM
🔍 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...
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...
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This is an excellent piece by @karingoodwin.bsky.social I used to spend a lot of time in Grangemouth and it saddens me that this community is having its main source of employment taken away by geopolitics and billionaires with seemingly little being put in its place.
When Grangemouth workers were told they were losing their jobs, it was already on the BBC. Many never got their promised transition into green roles. We looked at what went wrong: theferret.scot/grang...
September 8, 2025 at 9:04 AM
This is an excellent piece by @karingoodwin.bsky.social I used to spend a lot of time in Grangemouth and it saddens me that this community is having its main source of employment taken away by geopolitics and billionaires with seemingly little being put in its place.
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When Grangemouth workers were told they were losing their jobs, it was already on the BBC. Many never got their promised transition into green roles. We looked at what went wrong: theferret.scot/grang...
September 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
When Grangemouth workers were told they were losing their jobs, it was already on the BBC. Many never got their promised transition into green roles. We looked at what went wrong: theferret.scot/grang...
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🔴 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
Find out more: bit.ly/42k2yin
September 7, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🔴 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
Find out more: bit.ly/42k2yin
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The cabinet is currently being reshuffled but more consequentially, the government is failing its promise to deliver a green industrial future at the cost of tens of thousands of manufacturing jobs. You can read my London Review of Books article on the recent closure of Grangemouth oil refinery ⬇️
‘These are not deals that lead to the British people owning industry, which Miliband claimed in 2023 was one of Labour’s objectives. They are subsidies and incentives, large sums of public money accruing no equity.’
@ewangibbs.bsky.social on an oil refinery closure: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
@ewangibbs.bsky.social on an oil refinery closure: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Ewan Gibbs · Goodbye to Grangemouth
Any form of ‘just transition’ – managing the move to a greener economy while also protecting workers and...
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September 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The cabinet is currently being reshuffled but more consequentially, the government is failing its promise to deliver a green industrial future at the cost of tens of thousands of manufacturing jobs. You can read my London Review of Books article on the recent closure of Grangemouth oil refinery ⬇️
Grangemouth’s closure had been seen as “a litmus test” of the “just transition”. But the consensus is that this test has been completely failed.
Almost six months after closure, I went to hear from the refinery's workers. Pics by Angela Catlin.
theferret.scot/grangemouth-...
Almost six months after closure, I went to hear from the refinery's workers. Pics by Angela Catlin.
theferret.scot/grangemouth-...
Power struggle: The billionaire, the Chinese oil giant and Grangemouth's forgotten workers
Grangemouth should have been Scotland’s big opportunity to realise its ambition for a just transition. But embittered power struggles got in the way.
theferret.scot
September 7, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Grangemouth’s closure had been seen as “a litmus test” of the “just transition”. But the consensus is that this test has been completely failed.
Almost six months after closure, I went to hear from the refinery's workers. Pics by Angela Catlin.
theferret.scot/grangemouth-...
Almost six months after closure, I went to hear from the refinery's workers. Pics by Angela Catlin.
theferret.scot/grangemouth-...
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More than half of 434 Grangemouth refinery workers who lost their jobs in the closure earlier this year are still looking for work. Important reporting from @karingoodwin.bsky.social in @theferret.scot featuring quotes from current and former workers and me. Read ⬇️
theferret.scot/grangemouth-...
theferret.scot/grangemouth-...
September 7, 2025 at 12:13 PM
More than half of 434 Grangemouth refinery workers who lost their jobs in the closure earlier this year are still looking for work. Important reporting from @karingoodwin.bsky.social in @theferret.scot featuring quotes from current and former workers and me. Read ⬇️
theferret.scot/grangemouth-...
theferret.scot/grangemouth-...
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 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
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
September 2, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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.
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🔴 NEW: Nigel Farage claimed Glasgow houses 50% more “illegal” migrants than anywhere else in the UK. Ferret Fact Service checked the facts — and found the claim is mostly false. Here's why: bit.ly/4fZygHj
Claim Glasgow hosts 50 per cent more 'illegal' migrants than anywhere else in the UK is Mostly False
Nigel Farage said Glasgow was the “asylum capital of the UK” while making a claim about the number of migrants in the city.
theferret.scot
September 1, 2025 at 7:33 AM
🔴 NEW: Nigel Farage claimed Glasgow houses 50% more “illegal” migrants than anywhere else in the UK. Ferret Fact Service checked the facts — and found the claim is mostly false. Here's why: bit.ly/4fZygHj
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📢 We're launching a new training project to help young people spot and challenge disinformation online.
In partnership with @cilipscotland.bsky.social, @youngscot.bsky.social, thanks to support from @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk.
Find out more more: theferret.scot/the-ferret-h...
In partnership with @cilipscotland.bsky.social, @youngscot.bsky.social, thanks to support from @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk.
Find out more more: theferret.scot/the-ferret-h...
The Ferret helps young people to tackle disinformation in new training project
Young people in Scotland will be empowered to challenge disinformation thanks to a new project from The Ferret, CILIPS and Young Scot.
theferret.scot
September 1, 2025 at 9:38 AM
📢 We're launching a new training project to help young people spot and challenge disinformation online.
In partnership with @cilipscotland.bsky.social, @youngscot.bsky.social, thanks to support from @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk.
Find out more more: theferret.scot/the-ferret-h...
In partnership with @cilipscotland.bsky.social, @youngscot.bsky.social, thanks to support from @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk.
Find out more more: theferret.scot/the-ferret-h...
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🔴 NEW: Anti-migrant protests are becoming more common in Scotland. We investigated the groups attending, the messages being shared, and what’s at stake. Here's what we found: theferret.scot/far-r...
August 31, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🔴 NEW: Anti-migrant protests are becoming more common in Scotland. We investigated the groups attending, the messages being shared, and what’s at stake. Here's what we found: theferret.scot/far-r...
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🔴 NEW: Families have been left paying thousands of pounds a year for childcare because Edinburgh City Council has reneged on a flagship Scottish Government policy that promises all children more than 1,000 hours of free care at a nursery of their choice, it has been claimed 🧵
August 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🔴 NEW: Families have been left paying thousands of pounds a year for childcare because Edinburgh City Council has reneged on a flagship Scottish Government policy that promises all children more than 1,000 hours of free care at a nursery of their choice, it has been claimed 🧵
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We also see The Herald has now picked up Rob's investigation from May about the rise in nuclear incidents that could leak radioactivity. You can read the full story here: theferret.scot/nuclear-inci...
Rise in nuclear incidents that could leak radioactivity
There have been 12 nuclear incidents that could have leaked radioactivity at the Faslane naval base since 2023, The Ferret can reveal.
theferret.scot
August 14, 2025 at 11:46 AM
We also see The Herald has now picked up Rob's investigation from May about the rise in nuclear incidents that could leak radioactivity. You can read the full story here: theferret.scot/nuclear-inci...
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This week we've been pleased to see @robedwards5.bsky.social's investigation into radioactive pollution in Loch Long being widely picked up by other media. Thanks to those who credited us and to members for supporting our work. 💪https://theferret.scot/radioactive-waste-pollution-nuclear-plant/
Loch polluted by radioactive waste from nuclear bomb plant
Loch Long on the Clyde has been contaminated by radioactive waste from the UK’s nuclear bomb store, official files reveal.
theferret.scot
August 14, 2025 at 11:45 AM
This week we've been pleased to see @robedwards5.bsky.social's investigation into radioactive pollution in Loch Long being widely picked up by other media. Thanks to those who credited us and to members for supporting our work. 💪https://theferret.scot/radioactive-waste-pollution-nuclear-plant/
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🔴 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...
Our investigation: theferret.scot/radio...
August 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🔴 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...
Our investigation: theferret.scot/radio...
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🔴 NEW: Scotland must “do more to tackle racism and bias” in child protection, according to the organisation overseeing Scottish Government reforms of the care system for children and young people at risk.
Read the full story: theferret.scot/promi...
Read the full story: theferret.scot/promi...
August 5, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🔴 NEW: Scotland must “do more to tackle racism and bias” in child protection, according to the organisation overseeing Scottish Government reforms of the care system for children and young people at risk.
Read the full story: theferret.scot/promi...
Read the full story: theferret.scot/promi...
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Grassroots groups say racial bias in Scotland’s child protection system is an ongoing problem. The Promise Scotland says it needs to do more
theferret.scot/promi...
theferret.scot/promi...
August 5, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Grassroots groups say racial bias in Scotland’s child protection system is an ongoing problem. The Promise Scotland says it needs to do more
theferret.scot/promi...
theferret.scot/promi...
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A teen took his own life in foster care. His migrant mother says cultural bias led to her family being ripped apart. Read our latest investigation: theferret.scot/migra...
August 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM
A teen took his own life in foster care. His migrant mother says cultural bias led to her family being ripped apart. Read our latest investigation: theferret.scot/migra...
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“In our experience, when Black people get into this system they don’t get the same support as white people and they are considered high risk”
theferret.scot/migra...
theferret.scot/migra...
August 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
“In our experience, when Black people get into this system they don’t get the same support as white people and they are considered high risk”
theferret.scot/migra...
theferret.scot/migra...
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A power of work has gone into telling this knotty, extremely difficult story @theferret.scot
Superb stuff from @karingoodwin.bsky.social and Juliana da Penha.
theferret.scot/migrant-moth...
Superb stuff from @karingoodwin.bsky.social and Juliana da Penha.
theferret.scot/migrant-moth...
A teen took his own life in foster care. His migrant mother says cultural bias led to her family being ripped apart
A migrant mother says cultural bias in Scotland’s child protection system led to her family’s separation. Campaigners call for urgent reform.
theferret.scot
August 3, 2025 at 10:30 AM
A power of work has gone into telling this knotty, extremely difficult story @theferret.scot
Superb stuff from @karingoodwin.bsky.social and Juliana da Penha.
theferret.scot/migrant-moth...
Superb stuff from @karingoodwin.bsky.social and Juliana da Penha.
theferret.scot/migrant-moth...
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But Victoria Nyanga-Ndiaye – founder of Edinburgh-based charity, Project Esperanza (@ukesperanza.bsky.social) – is starting to see an acknowledgement of the issue. Change, she says, is possible.
Read the full story: theferret.scot/migra...
Read the full story: theferret.scot/migra...
August 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
But Victoria Nyanga-Ndiaye – founder of Edinburgh-based charity, Project Esperanza (@ukesperanza.bsky.social) – is starting to see an acknowledgement of the issue. Change, she says, is possible.
Read the full story: theferret.scot/migra...
Read the full story: theferret.scot/migra...
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🔴 NEW: A young teen took his own life in foster care. His mother, a migrant woman, says cultural bias led to her family being ripped apart.
Our latest investigation: theferret.scot/migra...
Our latest investigation: theferret.scot/migra...
August 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🔴 NEW: A young teen took his own life in foster care. His mother, a migrant woman, says cultural bias led to her family being ripped apart.
Our latest investigation: theferret.scot/migra...
Our latest investigation: theferret.scot/migra...