Housing and homelessness
‘Horrifying’ numbers of homeless people are dying on Edinburgh’s streets
At least 18 homeless people – more than one every three weeks – died on Edinburgh’s streets in a year.
Scottish Government
Environment, Fracking
Revealed: Scottish ministers’ meetings with fracking firm
Scottish ministers have held private meetings with the fracking firm Ineos and Grangemouth executives from China five times in 13 months.
Environment, Fracking
Scottish councils put £400m into fracking companies
Pension funds run by ten Scottish local authorities invest more than £400 million in 23 fracking companies.
Environment
Revealed: secret role of US drug company in fish farm pesticide row
The Scottish Government allowed a US drug company to secretly rubbish a scientific study blaming one of its pesticides for killing wildlife.
Fact check, Finance
Is productivity growing faster in Scotland than the UK?
Ferret Fact Service looks at Nicola Sturgeon’s claim regarding Scotland’s productivity.
Education, Fact check
Have teacher numbers declined under the SNP government?
Ferret Fact Service looks at Kezia Dugdale’s claim that teacher numbers have declined by 4,000 under the SNP government.
Politics
Scottish ministers under fire for freedom of information breaches
Journalists have accused the Scottish Government of failing to keep records and frustrating freedom of information law.
Environment, Fracking
Fracking in Scotland could make workers sick, say campaigners
Allowing fracking in Scotland could pose “serious risks” to the health of workers, according to a new analysis.
Education, Fact check
Has the SNP overseen an increase in the education attainment gap?
Ferret Fact Service looks at Kezia Dugdale’s claim on the education attainment gap in Scotland.