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Boris Johnson: 10 false claims
Boris Johnson has agreed to resign as prime minister after a cascade of resignations from his government.
July 8, 2022
Glasgow spent ten million on agency cleansing workers
Glasgow City Council has spent almost £10m on agency workers to empty bins and deal with recycling in the last five years, we can reveal.
June 29, 2022
Future ‘bleak’ as council data reveals neighbourhood cutbacks
Future 'bleak', as council data reveals neighbourhood cutbacks.
June 29, 2022
Councils pay millions to media and marketing firms
Scotland’s councils have been criticised for spending millions on media and marketing firms instead of investing funds in staff and public services.
June 27, 2022
Council contracts with debt collectors worth up to £20m
Local authorities have been accused of issuing “escalating threats” to people behind on their council tax, after The Ferret found they have contracts worth up to £20m with debt collectors.
June 27, 2022
Escalating asylum seeker deaths prompt calls for inquiry
An escalating number of deaths in the asylum system are being “brushed under the carpet” it has been claimed, as data obtained from the Home Office shows that ten asylum seekers have died in Scotland since May 2020.
June 24, 2022
Glasgow homeless hotel making up to a million for ‘rundown’ rooms sparks outrage
A Glasgow hotel housing vulnerable homeless people is being run “like an open prison” while charging £1,400 a month for cramped and rundown rooms, it is alleged.
June 22, 2022
Scottish Animal Welfare Commission opposes unlicensed greyhound track
The Scottish Animal Welfare Commission (SAWC) has backed the closure of an unlicensed greyhound racing track in Scotland.
June 3, 2022
London PR firm behind ‘grassroots’ pro-vape campaign called ‘Tell Nicola’
A pro-vaping group and a public relations firm in London were behind an astroturf campaign targeting Scottish Government proposals to regulate the vaping industry, The Ferret can reveal.
June 3, 2022