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Politics and power
The Ferret investigates how power structures impact Scotland.
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SNP under fire for ‘exaggerated’ oil jobs claim
The SNP has been accused of spreading ‘misinformation’ over its key election claim that Labour’s plans for the North
Tory politician urged to return £10k donation to alleged animal cruelty firm
Conservative politician David Mundell has been urged to hand back a £10,000 donation from a Borders egg producer under
Claim Labour and Conservatives formed alliances in councils is Half True
An image alleging that Labour and the Conservatives have formed alliances in Scotland’s councils has been shared across social
Racist group founder fronts new far right party’s Scottish arm
The founder of an anti-migrant chat group which featured Nazi, racist and antisemitic material fronts the Scottish arm of
Revealed: the oil industry’s SNP lobbyists
Lobbying on behalf of the oil industry by former SNP spin doctors has sparked fears that the Scottish Government could
Claim around 100,000 homes are empty in Scotland is Mostly True
The Scottish Government has announced a housing emergency, amid rising costs and a lack of homes across the country. Ministers
Firm with ‘conflict of interests’ advising Scottish Government on taxpayer handouts
A company with a ‘clear’ financial ‘conflict of interests’ was paid to advise the Scottish Government on public subsidies for
Far right ‘terrorist’ and ‘racist’ posts broke rules, election watchdog staff claimed
Election watchdog staff accused senior figures in the far right Homeland party of breaking their own code of conduct by
Scottish Government climate partner challenged over dirty investments
A key partner in the Scottish Government’s climate plans could be stripped of its ethical company status after it
What happens now the ‘rent cap’ has ended?
Protections for tenants have changed in recent weeks, with many Scots reporting significant increases in their monthly rents after the
Aberdeen University condemns Israel’s ‘systematic destruction of Palestinian educational institutions’
Aberdeen University’s senate has condemned Israel’s “systematic destruction of Palestinian educational institutions” and the “censorship of expressions of
Far right group aimed to recruit Erskine locals over asylum seekers
A far right group behind anti-asylum seekers protests in Erskine was trying to recruit “disgruntled locals” and is a