Margaret Thatcher

Claim UK did not respect result of 1979 Scottish referendum is Mostly False

Ferret Journalists on January 23, 2019April 6, 2019

Ferret Fact Service looks at the claim that the UK did not honour the result of the 1979 Scottish devolution referendum.

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“NO”: how Thatcher refused to help Mandela’s ANC

Joe Lo on September 20, 2018April 6, 2019

The Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, angrily rejected a proposal from her Foreign Secretary, Douglas Hurd, for £1 million to help the African National Congress three months after Nelson Mandela was released from prison.

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FFS explains: How were Scottish pupils’ final grades decided?

Written by Ferret Journalists

Police probing two bird of prey incidents on sporting estate

Written by Rob Edwards

No Black senior executives in Scottish listed companies

Written by Margaret Taylor

Pension scheme chasing retirees for money forced to review governance