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Free market think-tanks advising UK government lack diversity
Free market think-tanks with close ties to the UK government fare poorly in both racial and gender diversity, new analysis by The Ferret can reveal.
August 21, 2020
Revealed: Scottish Family Party leader breached electoral law
The leader of a Scottish Family Party breached electoral law by failing to submit a record of his personal campaign spending after running in the 2019 general election, The Ferret can reveal.
July 27, 2020
SNP’s mental health spokesperson voted against move to limit abortion clinic protests
Women’s organisations criticised the SNP’s Westminster mental health spokesperson, Dr Lisa Cameron MP, after she voted against restrictions on demonstrations near abortion clinics in England.
June 30, 2020
Photo essay: sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The stories of women and girls subjected to sexual violence in an appalling human rights crisis engulfing the Democratic Republic of Congo.
April 8, 2020
‘Tired of just surviving’: how care leavers are fighting back against austerity
The Ferret and HuffPost UK look at how care leavers in Scotland are fighting back against the impact of government austerity policy.
November 28, 2019
MSP pension fund aims to be more ethical – but ups fossil fuel investment
Holyrood's £86 million pension fund has ploughed more money into fossil fuels and opposed bids to combat sexual harassment and hate speech after agreeing to make investments more ethical.
November 15, 2019
Russian donors have given £3.5 million to the Conservative party
The Conservatives have received significant recent cash injections from a number of Russian donors and their associates, an investigation has uncovered.
November 6, 2019
Scots greyhound sold to China prompts calls for export crackdown
Around 50 Irish-bred greyhounds, some that have raced in Britain, are being advertised on Chinese breeding sites, according to animal rights campaigners.
October 7, 2019
Revealed: pro-Brexit Tory group working as ‘party within a party’
Documents released following a legal battle reveal the European Research Group’s “highly partial” taxpayer-funded output.
July 22, 2019