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‘Dysfunctional’ Help to Buy subsidy should be scrapped, say critics
The Scottish Government has been urged to drop Help to Buy subsidies for home-buyers after data reveals it mainly benefits big house-builders.
December 4, 2017
Exposed: Ineos links to Paradise Papers firm
The Grangemouth petrochemical giant, Ineos, has links with the offshore tax haven firm exposed by the recent ‘Paradise Papers’ leak.
November 23, 2017
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.
November 20, 2017
Claim that Salmond show is on ‘Russian propaganda channel’ is Mostly True
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim about Alex Salmond's new TV show on controversial network RT.
November 16, 2017
UK spy agencies share social media data with foreign governments, say critics
Millions of Facebook and Twitter accounts may have been analysed by UK intelligence agencies and personal data shared with foreign governments and corporations, according to privacy campaigners.
October 19, 2017
Scottish council pension funds “bankrolling” arms firms
Public sector workers will be "shocked and appalled" to learn of the arms industry investments, say critics.
October 7, 2017
Climate change: the ‘devastating’ risks facing Scotland
Scotland’s vital infrastructure is under threat from coastal erosion and flooding, according to official assessments of climate pollution.
August 28, 2017
Scale of commercial hare shooting exposed amid calls for cull ban
Mountain Hares are under threat from lucrative shoots and mass culls according to an animal welfare charity.
August 2, 2017
Trident nuclear plans “unachievable”, says UK government watchdog
Westminster spending watchdog condemns UK government plans to replace Trident as “in doubt” or “unachievable”.
July 24, 2017