At Scotland’s major summer music festivals, four in five headliners are men
Only one in eleven major summer festivals analysed by The Ferret has a 50/50 gender split, with representation across all festivals declining at headline level.
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Former Thatcher aide behind campaign to prevent ban on electric shock collars for dogs
A former assistant to Margaret Thatcher has been running an alleged astroturf campaign lobbying governments to prevent a ban on
Revealed: Tobacco firms lobbied politicians at Holyrood 34 times
Tobacco companies have intensified their lobbying efforts at Holyrood ahead of a potential tightening of smoking legislation and they met
Anti-abortion lobbyists met MSPs over 100 times since 2021
Anti-abortion Christian lobbyists have met with MSPs from all the major political parties at Holyrood over 100 times since
London PR firm behind ‘grassroots’ pro-vape campaign called ‘Tell Nicola’
A pro-vaping group and a public relations firm in London were behind an astroturf campaign targeting Scottish Government proposals
Facebook campaigns opposing anti-vaping laws prompt concern
Organisations that do not disclose their funders are running astroturf campaigns that have spent over £60,000 on Facebook adverts
Lobbyist volunteered to help anti-SNP campaign in Scottish election
A senior lobbyist with an international consulting company volunteered to help a Facebook group running anti-SNP adverts during the
‘Dark money’ fears raised over anti-SNP Facebook adverts run by Unionists
A UK Government advisor and senior figure at the Adam Smith Institute (ASI) has funded adverts for a campaign group