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Controversial think tanks host over 40 events at Tory conference
Think tanks blamed as the "driving force" behind the UK's current "economic disaster" hosted more than forty events at the Tory conference.
October 7, 2022
The FFS Show episode 11: Vaccine roll-outs and Peter Geoghegan interview
The FFS Show episode 11 is live!
July 22, 2021
The influence industry: meet the lobbyists with most access to political power in Scotland
Professional lobbyists, including former politicians, advisors and a former minister have met with Scottish Government representatives on behalf of clients 179 times since March 2018.
July 12, 2021
US climate-denying think tank plans to host event in Glasgow
An American think tank which disputes climate change is planning to hold an event in Glasgow in the run-up to the United Nations climate summit in November.
March 22, 2020
US ‘hate group’ linked to Trump to debate free speech in Edinburgh
A Christian organisation branded as an anti-LGBT hate group has been invited to Edinburgh for a debate on whether Christians should support the criminalisation of hate speech.
October 24, 2019
Revealed: the ‘revolving door’ between politics and lobbying in Scotland
Twenty politicians and political advisers in Scotland have left to work as professional lobbyists trying to influence their former colleagues.
September 8, 2019
Former Brexit minister under fire for meeting Spanish far right
Westminster's former Brexit minister, Chris Heaton-Harris, has been accused of breaching the ministerial code for meeting privately with the far-right Spanish party, Vox.
May 20, 2019
New Brexit poll analysis shows most people now back remain
Public opinion across the UK has shifted decisively against Brexit over the last 18 months, according to an analysis of over 200 opinion polls.
February 17, 2019
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