UK far right raises money for convicted racists on US platform used by neo-Nazis
British far right activists are using a controversial US Christian crowdfunding site to raise money for imprisoned white supremacists.
House of Lords: Scots peers cost taxpayer £10m over five years
Scottish members of the House of Lords cost taxpayers nearly £10m over five years, with substantial expenses claimed by some who rarely attended, spoke, or voted.
In charts: Scotland’s NHS and AI
The Ferret looks at the funding pressures in the NHS and potential AI solutions.
Independent candidate posts nearly 200 Facebook election ads including AI anti-migrant fakes
An independent MP candidate has spent thousands of pounds posting more Facebook advertisements than any other Scottish election hopeful this year.
Who is vying for your vote on Facebook?
The Ferret analysed information about paid advertising on social media, posted by candidates for Scottish constituencies in the upcoming general election.
Revealed: over 1300 eviction orders granted despite ‘ban’
More than 1,300 evictions were granted during Scotland’s so-called eviction ‘ban’ while many tenants were forced to rack up thousands in debts before being offered social housing.
‘Greenwashing territory’: Tree-planting Abrdn boosts investments in US fossil fuel firms
Scottish investment giant Abrdn upped its shares in a host of US fossil fuel firms last year, while also claiming millions of taxpayer money for a carbon offsetting scheme.
Revealed: The revolving door between fossil fuel industry and the UK Government
Over 100 people from the oil and gas sector have taken up senior government roles, and two dozen have left such positions to work for major oil companies.
Revealed: Chronic North Sea oil spills threaten marine protected areas
There have been more than 2,000 oil spills in the North Sea since 2011, including 215 in marine protection areas.
