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Tories and LibDems given £658,000 by firms linked to tax havens

Joe Lo on December 1, 2019December 2, 2019

The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats have accepted hundreds of thousands of pounds to help fight the general election from companies with links to offshore tax havens.

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Fact check, Politics

Election 2019: how marginal is your constituency over Brexit?

Ferret Journalists on November 15, 2019November 18, 2019

Ferret Fact Service looks the Brexit positions of the parties in seats across Scotland.

Fact check, Politics

Claim about Labour MPs in Leave-voting constituencies is Mostly False

Ferret Journalists on September 16, 2019September 16, 2019

Ferret Fact Service looks at a viral claim about Labour MPs not respecting the wishes of their Leave-voting constituents.

Politics

Jo Swinson criticised over donor links to fossil fuels and tax avoidance

Joe Lo on July 30, 2019August 1, 2019

The new Liberal Democrat leader, Jo Swinson, has come under fire for donors with links to a Russian gas company and a firm criticised for tax avoidance.

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Revealed: pro-Brexit Tory group working as ‘party within a party’

Ferret Journalists on July 22, 2019July 23, 2019

Documents released following a legal battle reveal the European Research Group’s “highly partial” taxpayer-funded output.

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Education, Fact check, Politics

Fact check: Jo Swinson’s claim on education inequality

Ferret Journalists on June 14, 2019July 11, 2019

Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim from Jo Swinson about the different levels of university access in different Scottish areas.

Fact check, Politics

How did Scottish MPs vote over Brexit?

Ferret Journalists on April 4, 2019April 6, 2019

Ferret Fact Service looks at the series of votes that Scottish MPs have been involved in as the UK Parliament tries to sort out Brexit.

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Employment, Environment

Scotland’s green watchdog slammed for paying consultant £1,000 a day

Jamie Mann on February 18, 2019April 6, 2019

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency is facing criticisms for paying a consultant nearly £1,000 a day for 66 days to head its new specialist enforcement unit.

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Finance, Politics

£2m cost of Scotland’s peers sparks call for reforms

Ally Tibbitt on January 20, 2019August 19, 2019

Peers living in Scotland claimed £2.1 million from taxpayers over 12 months, up 16 per cent on two years ago - and most of them were Liberal Democrats.

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Politics

Tories and LibDems given £658,000 by firms linked to tax havens

Fact check, Politics

Election 2019: how marginal is your constituency over Brexit?

Fact check, Politics

Claim about Labour MPs in Leave-voting constituencies is Mostly False

Politics

Jo Swinson criticised over donor links to fossil fuels and tax avoidance

Politics

Revealed: pro-Brexit Tory group working as ‘party within a party’

Education, Fact check, Politics

Fact check: Jo Swinson’s claim on education inequality

Fact check, Politics

How did Scottish MPs vote over Brexit?

Employment, Environment

Scotland’s green watchdog slammed for paying consultant £1,000 a day

Finance, Politics

£2m cost of Scotland’s peers sparks call for reforms

Warning that wildlife in danger from ‘staggering’ 40% funding cuts

Revealed: the narrowing options at secondary schools in poorer areas

Nicola Sturgeon’s claim that violent crime is at 40-year low is False

Nuclear bomb programme struggled with staff shortages, says MoD report