Rob Edwards
@robedwards5.bsky.social
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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“Why can’t I get a GP appointment?” has become a national refrain. Our latest De-noiser looks at the data behind the 8am scramble – and asks whether new funding and walk-in clinics will change anything
https://www.theferret.scot/why-cant-i-get-an-appointment-with-my-gp/
https://www.theferret.scot/why-cant-i-get-an-appointment-with-my-gp/
January 22, 2026 at 8:02 AM
“Why can’t I get a GP appointment?” has become a national refrain. Our latest De-noiser looks at the data behind the 8am scramble – and asks whether new funding and walk-in clinics will change anything
https://www.theferret.scot/why-cant-i-get-an-appointment-with-my-gp/
https://www.theferret.scot/why-cant-i-get-an-appointment-with-my-gp/
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🔴NEW: The UK’s leading organic verification company is trying to dodge freedom of information law, in a case which could have important implications for transparency.
Find out more: https://www.theferret.scot/organic-food-certification-scrutiny/
Find out more: https://www.theferret.scot/organic-food-certification-scrutiny/
January 20, 2026 at 8:02 AM
🔴NEW: The UK’s leading organic verification company is trying to dodge freedom of information law, in a case which could have important implications for transparency.
Find out more: https://www.theferret.scot/organic-food-certification-scrutiny/
Find out more: https://www.theferret.scot/organic-food-certification-scrutiny/
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🔴NEW: The Scottish Government is stepping up a charm offensive to the United Arab Emirates despite evidence it armed a militia accused of genocide and widespread sexual violence in Sudan.
Full story 👉 bit.ly/4pIYBwA
Full story 👉 bit.ly/4pIYBwA
January 18, 2026 at 9:24 AM
🔴NEW: The Scottish Government is stepping up a charm offensive to the United Arab Emirates despite evidence it armed a militia accused of genocide and widespread sexual violence in Sudan.
Full story 👉 bit.ly/4pIYBwA
Full story 👉 bit.ly/4pIYBwA
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A firm that runs Scotland’s prisoner transfer service is co-owned by a US corporation providing Donald Trump with bounty hunters for his mass deportation initiative.
www.theferret.scot/scotlands-pr...
www.theferret.scot/scotlands-pr...
January 16, 2026 at 1:59 PM
A firm that runs Scotland’s prisoner transfer service is co-owned by a US corporation providing Donald Trump with bounty hunters for his mass deportation initiative.
www.theferret.scot/scotlands-pr...
www.theferret.scot/scotlands-pr...
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🔴 Farmed salmon were treated with a lot more drugs than the industry said, leading campaigners to question the credibility of the salmon farming industry. Read our latest investigation: https://bit.ly/4bt4mLq
January 14, 2026 at 11:41 AM
🔴 Farmed salmon were treated with a lot more drugs than the industry said, leading campaigners to question the credibility of the salmon farming industry. Read our latest investigation: https://bit.ly/4bt4mLq
Campaigners spotted a discrepancy in the salmon farming industry's reporting on antibiotic use. The industry's response was very interesting. My latest for @theferret.scot.
www.theferret.scot/farmed-salmo...
www.theferret.scot/farmed-salmo...
Farmed salmon were treated with a lot more drugs than the industry said
The credibility of the salmon farming industry has come under attack after it admitted underestimating by 66 per cent the amount of antibiotics used to treat diseased fish in 2024.
www.theferret.scot
January 14, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Campaigners spotted a discrepancy in the salmon farming industry's reporting on antibiotic use. The industry's response was very interesting. My latest for @theferret.scot.
www.theferret.scot/farmed-salmo...
www.theferret.scot/farmed-salmo...
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£1.5m in public subsidies. A landowner that "consistently not responded" to warnings. And the first compulsory deer control scheme ever issued in Scotland.
January 11, 2026 at 8:01 AM
£1.5m in public subsidies. A landowner that "consistently not responded" to warnings. And the first compulsory deer control scheme ever issued in Scotland.
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-2C by the Union Canal in Edinburgh.
Only a swan could fall through broken ice so gracefully. 🦢
Only a swan could fall through broken ice so gracefully. 🦢
January 4, 2026 at 4:40 PM
-2C by the Union Canal in Edinburgh.
Only a swan could fall through broken ice so gracefully. 🦢
Only a swan could fall through broken ice so gracefully. 🦢
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"A colossal waste of life"
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January 4, 2026 at 3:00 PM
"A colossal waste of life"
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New releases from the National Archives of government records from 2005 show how ministers and officials reacted uneasily to the implementation of FOI, and how they handled some initial cases - "This is becoming a real problem". What I found in the files: rosenbaum6.substack.com/p/tony-we-ha...
December 31, 2025 at 10:24 AM
New releases from the National Archives of government records from 2005 show how ministers and officials reacted uneasily to the implementation of FOI, and how they handled some initial cases - "This is becoming a real problem". What I found in the files: rosenbaum6.substack.com/p/tony-we-ha...
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“Black losses”. Deaths from causes unknown.
Seven million cleaner fish have died at Scottish farms since 2020. The government doesn’t publish the totals. It tok one man three years of FOI requests to uncover the toll.
Find out more: www.theferret.scot/m...
Seven million cleaner fish have died at Scottish farms since 2020. The government doesn’t publish the totals. It tok one man three years of FOI requests to uncover the toll.
Find out more: www.theferret.scot/m...
January 4, 2026 at 8:00 AM
“Black losses”. Deaths from causes unknown.
Seven million cleaner fish have died at Scottish farms since 2020. The government doesn’t publish the totals. It tok one man three years of FOI requests to uncover the toll.
Find out more: www.theferret.scot/m...
Seven million cleaner fish have died at Scottish farms since 2020. The government doesn’t publish the totals. It tok one man three years of FOI requests to uncover the toll.
Find out more: www.theferret.scot/m...
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In 2018, he travelled to pro-Moscow TV channels in Ukraine on a trip paid for by a front reportedly created by Russian intelligence agents.
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December 28, 2025 at 8:00 AM
In 2018, he travelled to pro-Moscow TV channels in Ukraine on a trip paid for by a front reportedly created by Russian intelligence agents.
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Mohammed was 17 years old when he was shot by an Israeli sniper in Bethlehem. Two years on, his family say there is no accountability for his death. Their story is one of dozens from communities across the West Bank
Read more: www.theferret.scot/i...
Read more: www.theferret.scot/i...
December 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Mohammed was 17 years old when he was shot by an Israeli sniper in Bethlehem. Two years on, his family say there is no accountability for his death. Their story is one of dozens from communities across the West Bank
Read more: www.theferret.scot/i...
Read more: www.theferret.scot/i...
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A Reform politician claimed only one million people came to the UK in the 20th century, but seven million people have come since 2000.
We fact checked it. It was Mostly False, here’s why:
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We fact checked it. It was Mostly False, here’s why:
www.theferret.scot/l...
December 19, 2025 at 11:56 AM
A Reform politician claimed only one million people came to the UK in the 20th century, but seven million people have come since 2000.
We fact checked it. It was Mostly False, here’s why:
www.theferret.scot/l...
We fact checked it. It was Mostly False, here’s why:
www.theferret.scot/l...
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The day after Palestine's ambassador urged SNP delegates to "isolate companies that profit from occupation, John Swinney had breakfast with Airbnb's lobbyist.
Airbnb is on the UN database of firms profiting from illegal settlements.
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Airbnb is on the UN database of firms profiting from illegal settlements.
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December 17, 2025 at 7:58 AM
The day after Palestine's ambassador urged SNP delegates to "isolate companies that profit from occupation, John Swinney had breakfast with Airbnb's lobbyist.
Airbnb is on the UN database of firms profiting from illegal settlements.
shorturl.at/p67Yt
Airbnb is on the UN database of firms profiting from illegal settlements.
shorturl.at/p67Yt
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In the West Bank village of Umm al-Khair, 24-year-old Hanady Hathaleen is raising three children alone after her husband Awdah was shot dead in settler violence. Now the family faces demolition orders on their home
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December 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
In the West Bank village of Umm al-Khair, 24-year-old Hanady Hathaleen is raising three children alone after her husband Awdah was shot dead in settler violence. Now the family faces demolition orders on their home
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www.theferret.scot/a...
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🔴NEW: A body which sets environmental and welfare standards for fish farms took wholesale buyers to a Scottish salmon farm which broke its rules for 11 consecutive weeks.
Our latest investigation: www.theferret.scot/a...
Our latest investigation: www.theferret.scot/a...
December 14, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🔴NEW: A body which sets environmental and welfare standards for fish farms took wholesale buyers to a Scottish salmon farm which broke its rules for 11 consecutive weeks.
Our latest investigation: www.theferret.scot/a...
Our latest investigation: www.theferret.scot/a...
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💨🍃 Scotland has more wind turbines than ever, but they are often paid not to spin. Those payments are expensive - they've cost the UK more than £1.3bn in 2025.
What is going on? As part of our new De-noiser series, we've been taking a look: www.theferret.scot/w...
What is going on? As part of our new De-noiser series, we've been taking a look: www.theferret.scot/w...
December 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
💨🍃 Scotland has more wind turbines than ever, but they are often paid not to spin. Those payments are expensive - they've cost the UK more than £1.3bn in 2025.
What is going on? As part of our new De-noiser series, we've been taking a look: www.theferret.scot/w...
What is going on? As part of our new De-noiser series, we've been taking a look: www.theferret.scot/w...
A good story by @vickyallan.bsky.social exposing high premature death rates at salmon farms.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2567441...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2567441...
'Seafood Product of the Year' farm hit by mass salmon deaths in industry worst month
A salmon farm hailed as Seafood Product of the Year has suffered huge losses in one of the industry’s worst months on record, raising fresh…
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December 9, 2025 at 10:52 AM
A good story by @vickyallan.bsky.social exposing high premature death rates at salmon farms.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2567441...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2567441...
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The SNP branded Rachel Reeves’ first budget a “chaos budget”, claiming higher energy bills and taxes, and rising unemployment. We reviewed the key claims – and found they're a mix of True, Mostly True and Half True.
Find out more: www.theferret.scot/s...
Find out more: www.theferret.scot/s...
December 8, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The SNP branded Rachel Reeves’ first budget a “chaos budget”, claiming higher energy bills and taxes, and rising unemployment. We reviewed the key claims – and found they're a mix of True, Mostly True and Half True.
Find out more: www.theferret.scot/s...
Find out more: www.theferret.scot/s...
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🔴NEW: A green firm owned by an Australian company dubbed the “vampire kangaroo” wants to build a lithium battery site in Kintyre. Locals fear fire risks and warn that a “unique environment” on Scotland’s west coast is being industrialised.
Our latest: bit.ly/4iIFjFR
Our latest: bit.ly/4iIFjFR
December 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🔴NEW: A green firm owned by an Australian company dubbed the “vampire kangaroo” wants to build a lithium battery site in Kintyre. Locals fear fire risks and warn that a “unique environment” on Scotland’s west coast is being industrialised.
Our latest: bit.ly/4iIFjFR
Our latest: bit.ly/4iIFjFR
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🔴NEW: The Lochaber food bank in Fort William claims energy multinational SSE tried to "rip them off". After a year of fighting – and questions from The Ferret – SSE has promised to re-issue the correct bill…but it is still unresolved. www.theferret.scot/f...
December 4, 2025 at 9:10 AM
🔴NEW: The Lochaber food bank in Fort William claims energy multinational SSE tried to "rip them off". After a year of fighting – and questions from The Ferret – SSE has promised to re-issue the correct bill…but it is still unresolved. www.theferret.scot/f...
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From Falkirk to Aberdeen, Dundee to Inverness. Far right groups are attending anti-asylum protests across Scotland.
We spent three months investigating. People doxxed, attacked, threatened. And communities standing firm.
Our first monthly long read.
bit.ly/ferret-long-...
We spent three months investigating. People doxxed, attacked, threatened. And communities standing firm.
Our first monthly long read.
bit.ly/ferret-long-...
December 1, 2025 at 8:19 AM
From Falkirk to Aberdeen, Dundee to Inverness. Far right groups are attending anti-asylum protests across Scotland.
We spent three months investigating. People doxxed, attacked, threatened. And communities standing firm.
Our first monthly long read.
bit.ly/ferret-long-...
We spent three months investigating. People doxxed, attacked, threatened. And communities standing firm.
Our first monthly long read.
bit.ly/ferret-long-...