SNP
The latest news stories about the Scottish National Party from The Ferret.
Fact check, Politics
Fact check: misleading political party leaflets in Scotland
Ferret Fact Service looks at a few misleading leaflets from candidates and political parties in Scotland for the general election.
Fact check, Housing and homelessness, Politics, Society
FFS Explains: what do the manifestos say about austerity?
Ferret Fact Service looks at what the Scottish party manifestos say about austerity before the general election.
Fact check, Crime and justice, Politics
Nicola Sturgeon’s claim that violent crime is at 40-year low is False
Ferret Fact Service looks at the First Minister’s claim on the rate of violent crime in Scotland.
Education, Employment, Society
‘Tired of just surviving’: how care leavers are fighting back against austerity
Fact check, Politics
Election 2019: how marginal is your constituency over Brexit?
Ferret Fact Service looks the Brexit positions of the parties in seats across Scotland.
Fact check, Politics, Society
FFS explains: estimating the crowds at Scottish independence and anti-Brexit marches
Ferret Fact Service looks at crowd estimation and the claims about the sizes of recent Scottish independence and Brexit marches
Arms trade, International
Arms firms selling weaponry to Turkey awarded £15m of tax payers’ money
Fact check, Politics
Claim that Scotland is highest taxed part of UK is Mostly False
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim by Boris Johnson that Scotland has the highest taxes in the UK.