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Monica Lennon
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Monica Lennon is an MSP for the Scottish Labour Party
Firm with ‘conflict of interests’ advising Scottish Government on taxpayer handouts
A company with a ‘clear’ conflict of interests was paid to advise the Scottish Government on public subsidies for tree planting and peatland restoration.
Land reform concerns over buyout of firm linked to state bank
The government’s investment bank gave £50m to a forestry scheme later acquired by a New York finance giant, sparking claims it's obstructing land reform efforts.
Questions raised over £2m spent by ‘quango’ charged with care system reform
The organisation overseeing Scotland’s children’s care system reform – The Promise – has spent almost a third of its budget on external costs.
Hundreds of women forced to travel from Scotland to England for abortions
Hundreds of women have been forced to travel from Scotland to England to access surgical abortion just over four years, with numbers growing year-on-year.
Longer A&E waits disadvantage women, figures show
Women wait longer than men for emergency medical care in Scotland despite the fact they are more likely to be admitted to hospital after being seen in A&E.
Scottish Government failing to tackle sewage sludge, says Environmental Rights Centre
A charity has accused ministers of failing to regulate the use of a potentially dangerous sewage fertiliser seven years after a report called for action.
Fact check: Nicola Sturgeon on her record as first minister
Ferret Fact Service looks at five claims Nicola Sturgeon made about her record as first minister.
Scotland’s councils underspend on period products
Less than half of the funding allocated to Scotland’s councils in the run-up to the Period Products Act was spent on the provision of period products.
Hundreds of cervical cancer cases go undetected as Scottish screening rates fall
Hundreds of cervical cancer cases are going undetected in Scotland each year due to missed routine screenings, The Ferret can reveal.
