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Scottish Family Party leader slammed for far right interview
The leader of the Scottish Family Party was interviewed by Patriotic Alternative Scotland, a far right group targeted by a government counter-terrorism strategy.
Claim by Nigel Farage about RNLI is False
Ferret Fact Service looked at a claim by Nigel Farage about the work of the RNLI.
Alleged Holocaust denier and ex-BNP activists standing for independent ‘Green’ party
Candidates for a political party called Independent Green Voice have been accused of Holocaust denial and are former activists with the British National Party.
£2m cost of Scotland’s peers sparks call for reforms
Peers living in Scotland claimed £2.1 million from taxpayers over 12 months, up 16 per cent on two years ago - and most of them were Liberal Democrats.
Claim transition period means EU boats can fish in our waters post-Brexit is Mostly False
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim from Ukip MEP David Coburn about the impact of the EU transition deal on fishing.
Former UKIP candidate linked to member of banned far right group
A former Ukip candidate who now claims to be a Tory had links to a leading member of banned far right group.
Ukip and anti-far right both tried to block Brexit donor’s “patriotic” rebrand
Both anti-far right activists and senior Ukip officials have attempted to block controversial Brexit donor Arron Banks’ burgeoning political ambitions by trying to register "Patriotic Alliance" with the Electoral Commission.
Angry far right posts are dominating political Facebook
Facebook data shows that right wing groups are adept at using anger as a means of outperforming their rivals on the social media platform.
Peers living in Scotland cost £1.8m per year
Some of the most expensive Scottish peers have claimed thousands of pounds for 'excessive' air travel between Scotland and London whilst campaigning on climate change.
