Politics
New Brexit poll analysis shows most people now back remain
Public opinion across the UK has shifted decisively against Brexit over the last 18 months, according to an analysis of over 200 opinion polls.
Brexit
Politics
Revealed: The dark-money Brexit ads flooding social media
Facebook has new transparency rules on political ads. But in the last week pro-Brexit groups have spent tens of thousands pushing No Deal - without having to explain who pays for them.
Politics
Revealed: the dirty secrets of the DUP’s ‘dark money’ Brexit donor
MPs call on Richard Cook, front man for the DUP’s controversial Brexit cash, to “emerge from the shadows” after we uncover his trail of illegal waste, unpaid bills and court documents stretching from India to California.
Fact check, Politics
Fact check: Theresa May’s Brexit agreement letter
Ferret Fact Service looks at some of the claims in Theresa May’s Brexit agreement letter.
Environment, Finance
Think tank under fire for tobacco and oil ‘propaganda’ in schools
The Institute of Economic Affairs has been accused of “pumping seemingly paid-for propaganda” on tobacco, oil and tax havens into schools.
Health
Brexit impact: warning of more risks from infectious diseases
A hard Brexit would make Scotland vulnerable to outbreaks of infectious diseases, according to Health Protection Scotland.
Crime and justice, Education, Employment
Brexit impact: child protection fears over EU information sharing
Information on individuals barred from working with children will no longer be shared with Scotland’s criminal records disclosure agency after Brexit, ministers have been warned.
Education
Brexit impact: university research ‘will take decade to recover’
Brexit could damage university research in Scotland for at least a decade, hitting funding, vital collaborations and disciplines crucial to the economy, confidential documents have revealed.
Asylum, Human rights
Call for trafficking victims to be protected from ‘hostile’ immigration policies
Scottish legislation to protect trafficking victims is being overruled by UK immigration policy, say campaigners.