MoD confirms potential Scottish bomb sites after Ferret revelations
Government names areas being assessed for new munitions plants after The Ferret uncovers hidden details in a botched FoI response.
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Billionaire who funded climate science denial group has given the Tory Party £100,000 this year
An Australian hedge fund billionaire who funded a climate science denial group has given the Conservative Party £366,790 since
Eurosceptic former MEPs benefit from luxury EU pensions
A German MEP has accused Eurosceptic former UK MEPs of hypocrisy for signing up to a taxpayer-funded, luxury top-up pension
What is the EU’s ‘bendy bananas’ law?
One of the most enduring claims relating to the European Union has reared its head again in the media. An
FFS Explains: Humza Yousaf’s polling challenge
Humza Yousaf has become the sixth first minister of Scotland, and the first from a minority ethnic background. His rise
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 controversy with
For Fact’s Sake podcast: Will ChatGPT make it easier to spread lies online?
ChatGPT is the incredible AI chatbot that’s taken the internet by storm, and led many of us to wonder
Claim that Brexit allowed faster vaccine rollout is False
It was three years this week since the UK formally left the European Union, and there has been considerable discussion
Claim there’s ‘no desire’ in Scotland to have EU membership is False
Brexit continues to be a point of controversy in Scotland, and MPs regularly question UK Government representatives at Westminster over
Brexit threat to nuclear safety laws
UK Government plans threatening nuclear and radiation safety laws in a “Brexit bonfire” have provoked resistance from regulators and trade
Future ‘bleak’ as council data reveals neighbourhood cutbacks
New figures have laid bare staffing reductions in neighbourhood services in the last five years leading to cuts in parks,
Fact check: UK Government claim about employment levels is false
All eyes have been on the UK’s employment levels since Brexit and the coronavirus pandemic hit the economy in
Scottish Government ‘breaking promise’ on EU dead fish dumping rules
Scottish ministers have been accused of breaking their promise to uphold European environmental rules by “legalising” the dumping of dead