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The Oasis reunion has dominated news headlines for nearly two weeks, but this newsletter did not expect it to become a minor Scottish political scandal.

Scottish Government minister Neil Gray was caught up in a small furore after joking (or not joking) he was in the queue for tickets during a panel discussion on Alzheimer's disease at the SNP conference.

It was reported first by the Sunday Mail, with the front page "Look Nat in Anger"...

This newsletter would humbly suggest that "Scroll With It" might have been a better option or, in light of the fact the story came from Gray's own joke... "My Big Mouth".

Anyway, I hope readers enjoy today's supersonic selection of stories in the newsletter.
Yours,
Ali
Story of the week
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Plans for a vital new care home on the north coast were changed after Scotland’s richest man complained it would ruin the view from his luxury hotel.

Anders Povlsen’s company Wildland Limited argued that building a care home next to its “boutique” Lundies House hotel in the village of Tongue would harm “panoramic” views guests enjoy of nearby beauty spots.

The firm has since struck a deal with Highland Council and the local NHS to pay for the building of a larger care ‘hub’ on a different plot it owns in the village. Wildland would own this new facility and lease it back to the council and health service to run it.
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What did we dig up this week?
A round up of our investigations in the last seven days
From Moscow to Glasgow: Twenty years of tracking far right hate
Scotland is often said to be inherently more welcoming to migrants than England. But is this true, or does Scotland too have a far-right problem?
‘Indefensible’: firm linked to North Sea oil giant renews IDF contract
An Israeli company with close financial links to a Scottish oil firm has renewed a contract to provide fuel to the IDF since the start of the war in Gaza.
Suicide and self harm causing deaths of young people in care
At least 16 children and young people have died of suicide or drug overdoses while in the care system since 2021, The Ferret has found.
Far right figure who posed with weapons is Scots party activist
Stirling-based Shaun Caldwell was pictured campaigning alongside the leader of Sovereignty, a small pro-independence, anti-EU party, during the 2024 election.
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Best of the rest
Investigations we've enjoyed from around the world
Right-wing influencer network Tenet Media allegedly spread Russian disinformation
Employees of RT allegedly oversaw the dissemination of Kremlin talking points by popular right-wing influencers, including Benny Johnson and Tim Pool. (Wired)
When the drugs don’t work: the people facing the reality of a superbugs crisis
Deaths from drug-resistant infections are projected to soar – and everyone is at risk. (The Bureau)
‘Right to repair for your body’: The rise of DIY, pirated medicine in the US
An anarchist collective has spent the last few years teaching Americans how to make DIY versions of expensive medication. (404 Media)
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