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.
SNP
Fact check, Housing and homelessness
Claim that SNP built more social rent homes than Labour Mostly True
Ferret Fact Service looks at the claim that Scottish Labour overestimated the number of social rent homes they built in power, and if the SNP actually built more.
Fact check, Politics
Claim that fire service paying VAT was ‘SNP policy’ is Mostly False
Ferret Fact Service looks at the facts around the VAT exemption for the merged Scottish fire service.
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
Lobbyist outed as Tory ‘dark money’ trustee sparks call for tighter rules
A leading Holyrood lobbyist has been criticised after a Ferret investigation revealed he is also on the board of a secretive “dark money” Trust that funds the Scottish Conservatives.
Environment, Fact check
Claim Scotland’s climate targets are toughest in the world is False
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim by the SNP on the new climate change bill and its targets on emissions.
Fact check, Politics
FFS Explains: the changing benefits system in the UK and Scotland
Ferret Fact Service looks at Westminster welfare reforms and changes to Holyrood’s benefits system.
Arms trade, Nuclear weapons
Glasgow City Council slammed for sponsoring arms fair
Glasgow City Council is sponsoring an arms fair described as a 'carnival of militarism' by critics.
Employment, Fact check, Politics
Claim youth unemployment lower in Scotland than UK is True
Ferret Fact Service looks at the claim youth unemployment is lower in Scotland than the UK.