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Hi ,
In 20 years, Scotland will have reached Net Zero...Well, that's the plan anyway.
But how are we going to get there?
Since the 1970s North Sea oil has been part of the Scottish psyche. Our latest series – After Oil – will look at how we move to a greener future.
What will the energy transition mean for people across Scotland? Who is pulling the levers of power? What role does big business play? What will be the impact on workers and jobs? And despite the political promises, which communities risk being left behind?
We start this Sunday in Grangemouth, almost six months since the oil refinery closure.
We're also taking our Open Newsroom format on tour, visiting towns and cities across the country to discuss what we should be covering and how we should be doing it. First up is Aberdeen so please join our editorial meeting there on Wed, 17 September. Tickets are free!
Meanwhile we've been busy digging into the influence of the far right, fact checking Nigel Farage and launching a new training project to help young people fight disinformation.
There's never a dull moment at Ferret towers.
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Yours,
Karin |
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Story of the week |
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An in-depth look at a Ferret investigation |
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Far right accused of racism, threats and attacks at anti-migrant protests
Standing in front of a shop selling Polish produce in Aberdeen, John Carr held a microphone on a hot August day and addressed those gathered at the refugee protest.
“Hundreds of thousands of white girls have been raped by Pakistani rape gangs” he said in a speech littered with claims associated with far right conspiracy theories. He claimed that “old women live in fear surrounded in occupied neighbourhoods, filled with vengeful, violent foreign ‘third-worlders’”.
“British children are left to fend for themselves in schools overrun with brutal and hateful third-worlders (sic)”, he continued, while the public faced “pointless” covid-19 lockdowns when politicians, according to him, merely “bent the knee to black conquest”. |
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What did we dig up this week? |
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A round up of our investigations in the last seven days |
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Claim Glasgow hosts 50 per cent more ‘illegal’ migrants than anywhere else in the UK is Mostly False |
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Nigel Farage claimed Glasgow houses 50 per cent more “illegal” migrants than anywhere else in the UK. Ferret Fact Service checked the facts — and found the claim is mostly false. |
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The Ferret helps young people to tackle disinformation in new training project |
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Young people in Scotland will be empowered to identify and challenge disinformation online thanks to a brand new project from The Ferret, backed by the National Lottery Fund. |
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Question of the week |
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Are you concerned about the rise of misinformation? |
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We now have a platform exclusive for Ferret Underground subscribers where you can share ideas about future investigations, answer polls and more!
Create an account here to get access.
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Best of the rest |
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Investigations we've enjoyed from around the world |
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Mothers at 14. The fierce debate over sex education in a deeply Catholic nation
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Teen pregnancies are surging in the Philippines, sparking a fierce battle over sex education in the deeply Catholic nation. (CNN As Equals) |
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Censured Sumatra coal plant blamed for sickening children in Indonesia’s Bengkulu
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A China-backed coal plant in Sumatra is being blamed for sickening children and polluting seas, as Bengkulu residents push for health and environmental justice. |
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A scheme helped prevent sex offenders committing more crimes - then it closed. Why? |
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The case raises difficult questions about how best to protect potential victims. |
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