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Dundee council ‘raided’ common good fund for £5.5k Lord Provost portrait
Dundee City Council has been criticised for using £5,500 of its Common Good Fund to pay for a portrait of the city’s Lord Provost.
July 5, 2019
Teachers and students in decline: the computing ‘crisis’ in Scotland’s schools
Experts are urging the Scottish Government to take radical steps to boost computing science education to prevent the subject from being squeezed out of schools.
May 8, 2019
Scotland’s richest MSP’s firm pockets £185,000 in business grant ‘shambles’
Scotland's richest MSP is under pressure to return a £185,000 property development grant after bungling officials failed to claim it back on time.
March 31, 2019
Prime Minister’s claim of £1,400 dividend of UK membership is Unsupported
Ferret Fact Service looks at Theresa May's claim that staying in the UK gives Scots a £1400 dividend.
March 12, 2019
Elderly Scots face Christmas care chaos as private provider nears collapse
Thousands of elderly people in Scotland are facing “worry and uncertainty” because the company which provides their care is running out of money.
November 25, 2018
Inequality worse in Scotland since devolution, says study
Inequality in Scotland has got worse not better since devolution, according to a new expert study.
November 7, 2018
Midlothian Council investigating ‘serious’ fraud allegations
The allegations of fraud are said to be linked to contracts given to private firms for roads maintenance.
April 13, 2018
Scotland’s public forests ‘at risk’ from management shake-up
Wildlife, walking and woodland attractions are under threat from plans by Scotland’s largest public landowner to slash specialist staff.
November 27, 2017
SNP claim of 2500% increase in child food bank use is Mostly True
Ferret Fact Service looks at the claim that the Conservatives have overseen a 2500 per cent increase in children using food banks in Scotland.
July 23, 2017