Finance
Glasgow council paid less than £35,000 by film companies
Glasgow City Council was paid less than £35,000 over five years by film companies for numerous street closures and location shooting, despite claims of a film and TV boom.
Scottish Conservatives
Crime and justice, Fact check
Claim you can get cocaine faster than pizza in Glasgow is Half True
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim that it is quicker to get cocaine than pizza in Glasgow.
Politics
Tory ‘dark money’ donor fined by Electoral Commission
The Irvine Unionist Club has been fined by the Electoral Commission after not properly reporting a £100,000 to the Conservative Party.
Fact check, Politics
Claim 8,000 armed forces personnel will be affected by Scottish tax changes is Mostly True
Ferret Fact Service looks at the number of army personnel affected by the change in Scottish income tax.
Housing and homelessness
Revealed: the hidden storage costs faced by Scotland’s homeless
Homeless people are often charged by local authorities for storing their personal belongings after they lose their accommodation.
Politics
Former Tory MP quits ‘dark money’ trust
A Holyrood lobbyist and former Tory MP has quit a “dark money” trust funding the Scottish Conservatives, following an investigation by The Ferret.
Politics
Call for Westminster probe into Tory ‘dark money’ donations
A campaign group has written to Westminster’s Commissioner for Standards to request an investigation into the conduct of two Tory MPs after The Ferret highlighted inconsistencies in their reporting of "dark money" donations.
Politics
Tory ‘dark money’ trust reveals £2.35m assets
A trust funding the Scottish Conservatives with so-called “dark money” has revealed it has assets of £2.35 million, following an investigation by The Ferret.
Politics
Tory ‘dark money’ trust reveals address and trustees
A trust accused of funding the Scottish Conservatives with “dark money” has revealed its address and trustees, following an investigation by The Ferret.