Finance, Politics
Scottish candidates raise thousands through election crowdfunders
Scottish general election candidates have raised more than £200,000 through crowdfunding sites, The Ferret can reveal.
Alex Salmond
Fact check, Health
Did the SNP government end hospital parking charges?
Ferret Fact Service looks at Alex Salmond’s claim that the SNP-led government ended hospital parking charges in 2008.
Fact check
Could Scotland hold a second referendum without Westminster’s permission?
We examine the claim that a second referendum could be held without Westminster agreement.
Politics
Charlotte Street Partners lobbying for Rupert Murdoch papers
Influential PR firm Charlotte Street Partners is lobbying on behalf of Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper titles in Scotland.
Finance
Charity head remained in post almost four years after disqualification
Scottish Government grant recipient involved in Alex Salmond’s Iran visit remained as charity head for almost four years despite being disqualified from holding a directorship
Nuclear weapons
SNP promise to ditch Trident dissed by US diplomats
The US Embassy in London dismissed Scottish Government plans to get rid of Trident after independence, according to secret cables published by The Ferret.
Politics
Ministers told to release Prince Charles letters
The freedom of information watchdog has criticised the Scottish Government for keeping ‘black spider’ letters from Prince Charles secret.
Employment
Amazon cashes in on public money while workers pay for buses
Amazon received almost £1m in Scottish Government grants in 2015 while its agency staff are being bussed from Glasgow to Fife to work 60 hour weeks.
Environment, Politics
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.