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Patrick Harvie
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The FFS Show episode 5: The STV leaders debate
The FFS Show episode five is out now. We looked at claims from the STV leaders' debate.
Fact check: The STV Scottish party leaders’ debate
Ferret Fact Service looks at claims from the party leaders during the STV election debate.
Revealed: Covid’s toll on hospital operations could ‘take four years’ to fix
The dramatic reduction to operations in Scotland across specialisms including cancer and cardiology has been revealed by new health board figures obtained and analysed by The Ferret.
New figures for Scottish private finance schemes show taxpayers charged ‘extortionate’ fees
Taxpayers may be paying "excessive costs" for new schools, hospitals and roads.
Private developers get £100m from housing fund but build just 700 affordable homes
A housing fund which is a precursor to the Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB) has awarded more than £100m to private developers who have built just 700 affordable houses.
Scots landlords served hundreds of eviction notices during lockdown
Hundreds of tenants in Scotland have been handed eviction notices since the beginning of lockdown, despite government advice for landlords to be flexible during the pandemic.
Amazon warehouse now owned in tax haven after £6.3m tax payer subsidy
Amazon’s flagship Scottish distribution centre, developed with the aid of £6.3m in Scottish Enterprise grants, is now owned and registered in a tax haven.
Catholic church told to shut down gay conversion therapy groups
The Catholic Church has been told to act swiftly to shut down church groups across Scotland promoting gay conversion therapy.
Claim Holyrood meets once a week during lockdown is false
Scottish Parliamentary records demonstrate that business is being conducted in both the debating chamber and in committees on a far more frequent basis, despite the Covid-19 lockdown restrictions.
