First Minister's officials knew wind statistic was wrong a month prior to admission by ministers

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Civil servants working for Nicola Sturgeon’s own policy unit on the Scottish Government’s independence prospectus knew a dodgy wind statistic was being used “without much evidence” more than a month before ministers admitted it was wrong. View email online

Dec 15, 2022

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	First Minister's officials knew wind statistic was wrong a month prior to admission by ministers

	Civil servants working for Nicola Sturgeon’s own policy unit on the Scottish Government’s independence prospectus knew a dodgy wind statistic was being used “without much evidence” more than a month before ministers admitted it was wrong.

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