Browsing Category
Politics
796 posts
Subcategories
QAnon: Scottish child abuse protests linked to US conspiracy cult
Protests against child trafficking in Scottish cities have links to a far-right conspiracy cult from America called "Save our Children" QAnon.
Claim 40 per cent of Scottish Labour members support independence is Unsupported
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim about the proportion of Scottish Labour members who support Scottish independence.
Internal Market Bill: Claim SNP voted to scrap 545,000 jobs is False
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim from the Scottish Conservatives that the SNP voted to scrap 545,000 jobs.
Private developers get £100m from housing fund but build just 700 affordable homes
A housing fund which is a precursor to the Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB) has awarded more than £100m to private developers who have built just 700 affordable houses.
Claim Scots will be £2,000 worse off after independence is Unsupported
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim using GERS figures to say that Scottish independence would cost each person £2,000.
Wildlife agency under fire for ‘sickening’ beaver images
The Scottish Government’s wildlife agency is under attack for including images of dead beavers - including one displayed by children - in shooting lessons for Tayside farmers.
Plan to run Hunterston’s cracked reactors for another year
The energy company EDF is planning to operate a cracked nuclear power station at Hunterston in North Ayrshire for another year before closing it down for good.
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.
Probe sparks calls for Scots property ownership data to be free
A series of investigations by The Ferret spark calls for the Scottish Government to publish Scottish property ownership data for free.
