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Scottish Parliament
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Growing support for compulsory neutering of pet cats
A new campaign to force pet owners to neuter their cats to reduce suffering and save wildcats has won widespread support.
Labour claim that SNP voted down public sector pay cap end is Mostly True
Ferret Fact Service looks at the claim that the SNP voted against scrapping the public sector pay cap.
Sturgeon’s claim that SNP scrapped tuition fees is Mostly True
Ferret Fact Service looks at Nicola Sturgeon's claim that the SNP scrapped tuition fees.
Is productivity growing faster in Scotland than the UK?
Ferret Fact Service looks at Nicola Sturgeon's claim regarding Scotland's productivity.
Does Scotland attract only four per cent of the UK’s immigrants?
Ferret Fact Service looks at Ruth Davidson's claim that Scotland only attracts four per cent of the immigrants that come to the UK.
Failing efforts to combat wildlife crime prompt pressure for action
Attempts to defeat wildlife crime unravel as gamekeepers boycott government meetings and another prosecution is dropped.
Do one in five Scots children leave primary school ‘functionally illiterate’?
Ferret Fact Service looks at Ruth Davidson's claim that one-fifth of primary school leavers in Scotland is functionally illiterate.
Loss of libraries in schools puts Scottish ministers under pressure
Forty per cent of Scotland’s primary schools have no libraries and 99 per cent have no librarians.
Does the ‘rape clause’ only require victims to tick a box to receive exemption?
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim from Scottish Conservatives leader Ruth Davidson about the controversial 'rape clause'.
