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Alister Jack
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Who’s winning friends and influencing people at the Scotland Office?
As part of Who Runs Scotland, we explore who has been trying to influence the new-look Scotland Office since the general election last July.
Revealed: landowner backing for anti-national park campaign
Private landowners related to the former Conservative Scottish Secretary, Alister Jack, have been accused of covertly backing a campaign to block plans for a new national park in Galloway.
Scottish Tories handed nearly £100k by billionaire family behind tax haven firm
The Scottish Conservatives have been given £96,000 by members of an influential billionaire family behind a company ultimately owned in an offshore tax haven.
Billionaire lairds and Tory donors broke rules around rural subsidies
Billionaire lairds, sporting estates and Conservative Party donors in receipt of millions of pounds of public grants are among the owners of businesses which broke the rules around rural subsidies.
Why is the deposit return scheme so controversial?
The deposit return scheme (DRS) is due to begin in Scotland on 16 August, but has led to…
What is a Section 35, and how does it affect Scotland’s gender recognition law
Ferret Fact Service explains how the UK Government used a Section 35 order to block Scotland's new gender recognition law.
Claim there’s ‘no desire’ in Scotland to have EU membership is False
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim by secretary of state for Scotland Alister Jack about EU support.
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.
Claim Scotland needs a deficit of 3% or lower to join EU is Mostly False
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim by Ian Murray MP that Scotland would need a deficit of three per cent or below to join the EU.
