Politics
Scotland Office used tax-payer funded Facebook ads to ‘manipulate voters’
Campaigners said the Scotland Office could be using taxpayer funded Facebook ads to “manipulate potential voters for party political purposes.”
Scottish Conservatives
Fact check, Politics
Claim that military earning over just £24,000 will pay more tax in Scotland is False
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim by Scottish Conservative MP Douglas Ross on the impact of income tax on those in the military in Scotland.
Fact check, Finance, Politics
Scotland’s budget: Fact-checking tax claims
Ferret Fact Service looked at a number of claims made around the Scottish Budget announcement.
Fact check, Finance, Politics
Claim of £2bn budget bonus for Scotland is Half True
Ferret Fact Service looks at Ruth Davidson’s claim that the £2bn of Budget cash for Scotland can be used on housing, hospitals and education.
Fact check, Finance
Tory claim that Scottish Government growth scheme has not paid out is True
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim by Ruth Davidson and the Scottish Conservatives that no money has been handed out by the Scottish Growth Scheme.
Crime and justice, Politics
Former UKIP candidate linked to member of banned far right group
A former Ukip candidate who now claims to be a Tory had links to a leading member of banned far right group.
Finance, Politics
Scottish candidates raise thousands through election crowdfunders
Scottish general election candidates have raised more than £200,000 through crowdfunding sites, The Ferret can reveal.
Finance
Top salaries rise at Glasgow City Council despite cuts
Top earners at Glasgow City Council and the authority’s spin-off companies have seen their salaries rise significantly despite serious cuts to council budgets.
Crime and justice
Revealed: slow progress of Scotland’s air gun licence scheme
Concerns raised over the Scottish Government’s air gun licence scheme after a Ferret investigation found less than a fifth of applications have been processed so far.