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Care homes receive hundreds of complaints
Tax haven-owned care homes operating in Scotland have had hundreds of complaints upheld by inspectors in recent years, The Ferret can reveal.
New freedom of information tsar under fire on FoI abuse claim
Scotland’s newly-appointed freedom of information (FoI) commissioner has run into criticism because he previously accused the media of FoI “abuse”.
Private health firms charging Scots hundreds for GP appointments
Private health firms have financial links to politicians, been accused of mistreating staff and patients, and are charging up to £250 for GP appointments.
Big Brother surveillance could discriminate against workers, claim unions
Big Brother-style CCTV planned for Glasgow is a "very significant" threat to civil liberties and workers' rights, according to trade unionists.
Union wants pension funds clean-up over links to Trump migrant camps
One of Scotland’s largest unions is calling for a radical overhaul of council pension funds over links to Donald Trump's migrant detention camps.
Offshore links to Scottish private finance deals revealed
Most of the Scottish Government's £8 billion private finance projects to build schools, hospitals and roads have links to offshore tax havens.
Named: the companies causing the most climate pollution
Three big fossil fuel companies are Scotland’s worst climate polluters, with some carbon emissions rising to record levels.
Scottish councils put £400m into fracking companies
Pension funds run by ten Scottish local authorities invest more than £400 million in 23 fracking companies.
Revealed: the care homes with the most complaints in Scotland
The Care Inspectorate has upheld more than 100 complaints against private sector care home provider, HC-One, in the last three years, the Ferret can reveal.
