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John Swinney
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Revealed: Scottish ministers’ meetings with fracking firm
Scottish ministers have held private meetings with the fracking firm Ineos and Grangemouth executives from China five times in 13 months.
June 21, 2017
Have teacher numbers declined under the SNP government?
Ferret Fact Service looks at Kezia Dugdale's claim that teacher numbers have declined by 4,000 under the SNP government.
June 2, 2017
Loss of libraries in schools puts Scottish ministers under pressure
Forty per cent of Scotland’s primary schools have no libraries and 99 per cent have no librarians.
May 10, 2017
Top salaries rise at Glasgow City Council despite cuts
Top earners at Glasgow City Council and the authority’s spin-off companies have seen their salaries rise significantly despite serious cuts to council budgets.
May 3, 2017
Five-star hospitality for education advisers will ‘stun taxpayers’
Members of a Government advisory group have enjoyed five-star luxury at an exclusive Edinburgh hotel.
February 21, 2017
Ministers drop consultant exposed as pro fracking
The Scottish Government awarded a £36,000 contract to investigate the environmental impact of fracking to a vocal supporter of the technology - and then hastily dropped it under questioning.
February 22, 2016
Revealed: how the Prince lobbied on ‘pet projects’
The heir to the throne, Prince Charles, secretly lobbied Scottish ministers and public agencies to save red squirrels, protect bees, help sustainable fisheries, back homeopathy, create eco-towns, help young offenders and reform the education system.
October 19, 2015
Exposed: the businesses that most often lobby Scottish ministers
Most lobbying of Scottish ministers has been carried out by big businesses and farmers, according to an analysis of Holyrood’s lobbying register by The Ferret.
July 19, 2020