Why are Scottish wind farms paid billions to switch off?
Despite Scotland’s booming wind sector, turbines are still routinely paid not to spin. The Ferret unpacks why this happens, what makes it so costly, and what it means for your bills.
NHS
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More than one million patients unable to opt out of NHS plan to share personal data
A £63m plan to exploit NHS medical records has been criticised for failing to offer patients a choice over whether
Claim SNP NHS spending pledge lower than England and block grant is Half True
UK health secretary Matt Hancock this week questioned the level of NHS funding promised by the SNP and accused the
NHS Tayside stalls community plans for abandoned infirmary
In the Angus town of Brechin, the old infirmary is starting to decay after years of closure. But despite years
Fact check: the BBC Scottish leaders debate
The leaders of Scotland’s main political parties took part in the first televised debate ahead of the 2021 Scottish
Selling off Scotland: public bodies shed property worth half a billion
Scotland’s public institutions sold off more than half a billion pounds worth of land and property between 2015 and
Fact check: Politicians’ claims about PPE shortages
Reports of personal protective equipment (PPE) shortages have been a running theme since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. In
FFS explains: Covid-19 vaccination scams
Coronavirus mass-vaccination centres are now open in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow, allowing the Scottish Government to start rolling out its
NHS board gave different Covid-19 isolation advice to councils
Health officials for Glasgow and Clyde issued different Covid-19 isolation instructions to those in place in the rest of Scotland,
Revealed: Covid’s toll on hospital operations could ‘take four years’ to fix
The dramatic reduction to operations in Scotland across specialisms including cancer and cardiology has been revealed by new health board
Claim Rishi Sunak is responsible for £500 NHS staff bonus is False
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced that the Scottish Government will provide all health and social care workers in Scotland
Claim that patients 45 or older at Scottish hospital were classed as DNR is False
[sc name=”FFS”] The pressure the coronavirus pandemic has put on hospitals across the UK has led to fears that
Scottish NHS charities get £525,000 boost from ‘amazing’ covid-19 appeal
More than half a million pounds has been donated to Scottish NHS charities to help them respond to the Covid-19