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Developer pressured council in bid to cut costs from city centre regeneration bill
Property developers have made repeated attempts to limit the amount they must spend on public space improvements around a controversial £850 million shopping redevelopment in the heart of Edinburgh.
MP’s claim joining EEC did not boost UK growth is Mostly False
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim by John Redwood about UK growth as part of the EEC.
Edinburgh University criticised for investment in sanctioned Russian bank
Edinburgh University has been criticised for holding shares in a Russian bank under sanctions from both the United States and the European Union.
Prestwick Airport firms given £3.5m taxpayer cash
Aerospace and aviation firms operating at Prestwick Airport received £3.5m in grants from Scottish Enterprise over the last five years, The Ferret can reveal.
Scottish Government criticised over ‘dual role’ of IT advisers
Concerns raised over government's vetting processes after an official said there “might well be a conflict of interest” among expert panel of IT advisers.
Tory claim that Scottish Government growth scheme has not paid out is True
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim by Ruth Davidson and the Scottish Conservatives that no money has been handed out by the Scottish Growth Scheme.
Ian Blackford’s claim of worst wage growth in 200 years is True
Ferret Fact Service looks at SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford's claim on wage growth.
Secret private finance deals ‘give too much power to companies’
Private finance schemes are secretive, give too much power to companies outwith Scotland and may not deliver value for money.
Scottish taxpayers give Italian arms firm £6m
An Italian arms multinational has received more than £6 million from the Scottish Government, which has also given money to other arms firms.