Ministry of Defence under pressure on Trident balloon accident
Local people filmed a large balloon meant to provide last-ditch communications in a nuclear war deflating and crashing. But the Ministry of Defence won’t say anything about it.
Politics and power
The Ferret investigates how power structures impact Scotland.
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Claim that all murders in Scotland since 2013 have been solved is Half True
The merger of Scotland’s police force is under scrutiny as it reaches five years old, with media and politicians
Revealed: £50m taxpayers’ cash given to firms that folded
Taxpayers’ money amounting to more than £52m was given to companies in Scotland that were later liquidated, dissolved or put
Ferret Fact Service: a year of fact-checking by the numbers
Ferret Fact Service has completed its first year of holding politicians, powerful groups and public figures to account for what
Scotland Office used tax-payer funded Facebook ads to ‘manipulate voters’
UK civil servants have been accused of using taxpayer cash to manipulate potential voters on Facebook, which one critic said
Scots far right group linked to banned neo-Nazi organisation
An activist with a far right group operating in Scotland had links with a banned neo-Nazi terror organisation, it
Claim on Scotland’s positive trade balance compared to UK nations is Mostly False
The economic case for an independent Scotland was one of the most important battlegrounds before the referendum, and supporters continue
Electronic voting could pose security risk in Scotland, claim campaigners
Scottish Government proposals that could see electronic voting introduced may leave Scotland vulnerable to election interference by foreign agents, campaigners
Scottish banks, builders and utilities report huge gender pay gaps
Scottish banks, builders and utility companies dominate a list of firms with larger than average pay gaps, we can reveal.
FFS Explains: The gender pay gap in Scotland
The gender pay gap is likely to be in the news more often over the coming weeks as new rules
Claim that military earning over just £24,000 will pay more tax in Scotland is False
The Scottish Government’s new income tax plan was passed through Parliament in February, but the new system remains controversial.
Scotland adds 80 women board members since Sturgeon equality pledge
There are eighty more women on public boards in Scotland since Nicola Sturgeon first pledged to legislate for gender equality
Government spends just £13,000 on corporate transparency ‘crack-down’
UK Government plans to “crack down” on the risk of Scottish Limited Partnerships being used to facilitate organised crime have