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Monica Lennon
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What has The Ferret been up to in February?
It’s the end of another busy month at The Ferret. Let's look back at the stories we covered in February, as well as the real world impact of our journalism.
March 2, 2024
Land reform concerns over buyout of firm linked to state bank
The government’s investment bank gave £50m to a forestry scheme later acquired by a New York finance giant, sparking claims it's obstructing land reform efforts.
January 29, 2024
Questions raised over £2m spent by ‘quango’ charged with care system reform
The organisation overseeing Scotland’s children’s care system reform – The Promise – has spent almost a third of its budget on external costs.
January 14, 2024
How to fix the news switch off? A review of our solutions stories from 2023
What happens when journalists find responses to social issues that might already be working? Should we examine solutions as well as problems?
December 29, 2023
Hundreds of women forced to travel from Scotland to England for abortions
Hundreds of women have been forced to travel from Scotland to England to access surgical abortion just over four years, with numbers growing year-on-year.
October 1, 2023
Longer A&E waits disadvantage women, figures show
Women wait longer than men for emergency medical care in Scotland despite the fact they are more likely to be admitted to hospital after being seen in A&E.
July 30, 2023
Scottish Government failing to tackle sewage sludge, says Environmental Rights Centre
A charity has accused ministers of failing to regulate the use of a potentially dangerous sewage fertiliser seven years after a report called for action.
June 11, 2023
Fact check: Nicola Sturgeon on her record as first minister
Ferret Fact Service looks at five claims Nicola Sturgeon made about her record as first minister.
March 25, 2023
Scotland’s councils underspend on period products
Less than half of the funding allocated to Scotland’s councils in the run-up to the Period Products Act was spent on the provision of period products.
March 12, 2023