Browsing Tag
Message Matters
5 posts
Councils pay millions to media and marketing firms
Scotland’s councils have been criticised for spending millions on media and marketing firms instead of investing funds in staff and public services.
Tory ‘dark money’ trust fined again by Electoral Commission
A ‘dark money’ trust that gave £416,000 to the Scottish Conservatives has again been fined by the Electoral Commission for the late declaration of a donation.
Tory ‘dark money’ trust fined £1,800 by Electoral Commission
A "dark money" trust that gave £364,000 to the Scottish Conservatives has been fined £1,800 by the UK Electoral Commission for failing to properly report donations.
Revealed: the ‘revolving door’ between politics and lobbying in Scotland
Twenty politicians and political advisers in Scotland have left to work as professional lobbyists trying to influence their former colleagues.
Lobbyist outed as Tory ‘dark money’ trustee sparks call for tighter rules
A leading Holyrood lobbyist has been criticised after a Ferret investigation revealed he is also on the board of a secretive “dark money” Trust that funds the Scottish Conservatives.
