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Billionaires, lobbyists and a ‘dark money’ trust’: Who funds Scotland’s parties?
Billionaires, corporate lobbyists, a representative of King Charles, people with tax haven links, and a “dark money” trust are funding Scotland’s parties.
Dark money, misinfo and the ‘culture wars’: our election coverage
Ahead of the election, The Ferret will be looking at the influence of conspiracy theories, disinformation and the culture war on political discourse.
‘Dark money’ fears raised over anti-SNP Facebook adverts run by Unionists
A UK Government advisor, a former Brexit Party MEP and an Express journalist linked to social media anti-SNP 'dark money campaigns.'
Tory ‘dark money’ trust fined again by Electoral Commission
A ‘dark money’ trust that gave £416,000 to the Scottish Conservatives has again been fined by the Electoral Commission for the late declaration of a donation.
£1,800 fine for £2.35m Tory dark money trust damned as ‘derisory’
An £1,800 fine imposed on a Tory dark money trust is "derisory" and "an advert to break the rules", say politicians and campaigners.
Tory ‘dark money’ trust fined £1,800 by Electoral Commission
A "dark money" trust that gave £364,000 to the Scottish Conservatives has been fined £1,800 by the UK Electoral Commission for failing to properly report donations.
Electoral Commission criticised over delayed ‘dark money’ probe
With the prospect of a general election looming, the Electoral Commission has been criticised for taking more than 14 months to investigate an opaque funder linked to the Scottish Conservatives.
US Christian right ‘dark money’ backed anti-abortion Glasgow students
A student council at one of Scotland's leading universities has criticised the intervention of 'dark money' from a right wing US Christian organisation in a row over freedom of speech.
Westminster bill risks ‘flood’ of foreign dark money into politics
A Westminster bill to scrap a time limit on donations to political parties from UK citizens living abroad could unleash a new wave of ‘dark money’ into politics, campaigners have warned.
