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.
Scottish Conservatives
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.
Politics
Sturgeon weighs into Scottish Tory ‘dark money’ row
Nicola Sturgeon questions the alleged use of 'dark money' from a secretive trust by the Scottish Conservatives.
Finance, Politics
Electoral Commission probes £319,000 Tory ‘dark money’ trust
A secretive trust that gave £319,000 to the Scottish Conservatives is under examination by the Electoral Commission.
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.”
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.