Browsing Tag
First Minister
25 posts
FFS Explains: Humza Yousaf’s polling challenge
Ferret Fact Service looks at the polling on issues which may define Humza Yousaf's time in charge.
Fact check: SNP leadership debates
Ferret Fact Service looked at claims made by the SNP leadership candidates in the recent TV debates.
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 SNP MSPs froze their pay at 2008 levels is Half True
Ferret Fact Service looked into a claim about SNP MSPs wages.
Claim the Scottish Government budget is effectively fixed is Half True
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim by the first minister that Scotland's budget is 'effectively fixed'.
Gender pay gap rises at Scottish National Investment Bank
The gender pay gap at the Scottish National Investment Bank has increased by almost a quarter in the 20 months since it was established, according to a new report.
Claim Bolton had lower Covid-19 rate than Dundee is Mostly True
Ferret Fact service looks at a claim by Manchester mayor Andy Burnham about Covid-19 rates in Dundee and Bolton.
Claim Nicola Sturgeon missed early Covid-19 COBRA meetings Mostly True
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim that Nicola Sturgeon missed more early Covid-19 COBRA meetings than Boris Johnson.
Emails reveal Scottish ministers snubbed by Priti Patel over immigration raid
A series of urgent emails from the heart of the Scottish Government on the day of a Home Office immigration raid in Glasgow’s Pollokshields have laid bare growing tensions between the two administrations.
