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Brexit
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Claim that Brexit allowed faster vaccine rollout is False
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim about the impact of Brexit on the vaccine rollout.
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.
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 unionists.
Future ‘bleak’ as council data reveals neighbourhood cutbacks
Future 'bleak', as council data reveals neighbourhood cutbacks.
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 quick succession.
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 fish at sea.
Brexit Bonus: Peer banks £90k for Cairnryan lorry park lease
A hereditary peer has been paid £90,000 by the Scottish Government so that a former airfield can be used as an overflow lorry park in Dumfries.
Claim there’s a deadline for European Health Insurance Cards is False
Ferret Fact Service looks into a claim about the European Health Insurance Card after Brexit.
Scots farmers warn rising costs and food shortages could lead to ‘civil unrest’
Scots farmers are facing cost rises of up to 200 per cent and warning a tsunami of escalating prices could mean further price rises in shops - and even food shortages leading to “civil unrest”.