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Hi ,

Here at Ferret Towers we love to innovate and try new things. And our latest project – Mind the health gap, which will be running over the next year – is all sorts of new things.

We're taking a typically Ferret deep dive into a topic – this time health inequalities, a longstanding and entrenched problem right across Scotland. So there's lots to investigate.

But in this project we won't just be highlighting the problems. Instead we will look at responses to these problems in a clear-sighted way, finding out what works and where the limitations lie, and ultimately, how things can change for the better.

We'll also be working more closely with communities. For a start we've teamed up with the amazing Greater Govanhill magazine and will be sharing its community newsroom, right in the heart of one of Scotland's most densely populated and multicultural neighbourhoods.

To kick off the project, we have a quick online survey. Can you tell us about your experiences of local health services like GPS and dentists, and concerns you have about how fuel poverty will impact your health this winter?

Your experiences can help inform our investigations and solutions pieces so please get involved.

Yours,
Karin from The Ferret
Story of the week
An in-depth look at a Ferret investigation
A group of British insurance brokers have been accused of “working in service of the oil industry” by introducing clients to a controversial insurer which is committed to covering new fossil fuel projects despite the climate crisis.
What did we dig up this week?
A round up of our investigations in the last seven days
Far right activist linked to banned neo-Nazi group gave speech in Stirling
A far right activist linked to a banned neo-Nazi terror group gave a speech at a secretive event last weekend in Stirling organised by the white nationalist group, Patriotic Alternative Scotland.

Claim there wasn’t time for forecast alongside Growth Plan is Mostly False
The ‘mini budget’ announced at the end of September has had significant consequences for the country and the prime minister.

Beach sewage leaks: Green watchdog allowed ‘illegal’ operation of Scottish Water site
Scotland’s green watchdog has been accused of allowing the “illegal operation” of a Scottish Water site which has polluted an East Lothian beach for a decade.

Revealed: The Bermuda-based firm crucial to new North Sea oil
A company set up by the fossil fuel industry and based in Bermuda is providing vital insurance coverage to firms behind two new oil fields in the North Sea.

Fact check: SNP MP Mhairi Black’s viral speech
The SNP MP speeches in the UK Parliament regularly go viral online, and her most recent to do so was a condemnation of the record of the Conservative government.

Question of the Week
Should insurers be covering new oil and gas projects?
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Best of the rest
Investigations we've enjoyed from around the world
The far right religious network attacking reproductive and LGBTQ+ rights
The US Christian right, militant European Catholics, and Russian oligarchs are working to undermine reproductive and LGBTQ+ rights. (Rolling Stone)

Chess Investigation Finds That U.S. Grandmaster ‘Likely Cheated’ More Than 100 Times
An internal report alleges likely widespread cheating by Hans Niemann, the player whose victory over Magnus Carlsen has rocked the chess world. (WSJ)

Liz Truss’s 2022 Conservative party conference speech: fact checked
At the Conservative conference, prime minister Liz Truss gave the keynote speech, talking about her upbringing, the economic climate, healthcare. (FullFact)
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