The Tory treasurer, an offshore company and Scotland’s biggest data centre plan
Scotland may be set to host one of the world’s most powerful data centres. The Conservative Party’s money man stands to benefit.
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The official FFS Show Halloween celebration podcast is finally here.
Just four days before All Hallows Eve, we are looking at the very real horror of the Scottish Government’s missed climate emissions targets with Ferret journalist, Paul Dobson.
Then Sam tries to catch out Ali with another fiendish quiz.
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