Claim John Swinney stayed at Peter Mandelson's residence is Mostly True
The first minister has been criticised online for staying with Mandelson on a trip to the US last year. We looked at the truth behind the claims.
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Scottish charities used workfare despite denials
Scottish charities who denied using a government scheme whereby people were forced to work unpaid did take part in the
University zero hours contracts rise despite pledge to end exploitation
Almost half of Scotland’s universities increased the number of staff they employed on zero hours contracts over the last
University treated staff like ‘robots’ via fingerprint tracking
Glasgow University has been accused of treating staff “like robots” and creating a workplace resembling “something from a science fiction
No prosecutions for failure to pay minimum wage
There were no prosecutions for failure to pay the National Minimum Wage last year, The Ferret can reveal. This means
Amazon cashes in on public money while workers pay for buses
Amazon received almost £1m in Scottish Government grants this year while agency staff earning just over the minimum wage must
SNP criticised for links to drilling company
Environmental campaigners and opposition politicians have raised concerns about more than £27,000 donated to the Scottish National Party by
Journalist who exposed corruption kicked off course
A journalist who claims he lost work after his investigations exposed government corruption in Iceland has been kicked off his
Mourning in Srebrenica
Around midnight on July 11, 1995, word reached Srebrenica that Dutch peacekeepers had abandoned their observation posts on the outskirts
The strange death of the Scottish election poster
Competing “yes” banners and “no thanks” posters were among the most colourful features of the referendum campaign, but as May’