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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Land reform concerns over buyout of firm linked to state bank
The Scottish Government’s investment bank gave £50m to a forestry scheme that has now been bought out by a
Questions raised over £2m spent by ‘quango’ charged with care system reform
The organisation overseeing the Scottish Government’s flagship children’s care system reform – The Promise – has spent almost a third
Tory funders own more than £50m of Scottish property in secretive tax havens
Major financial backers of the Conservative Party – including personal donors to Boris Johnson – own lucrative properties across Scotland through secretive
Muirburn needs to be licenced whether on grouse moors or not, critics say
More peat should be protected and not subjected to muirburn to help combat the climate crisis, say a coalition of
Consultation on Scottish energy plan “lacking transparency”
The Scottish Government has been criticised for asking the public for views on its new energy plan without publishing the
Red tape and legal fees: Call to make community ownership in cities easier
Barriers such as red tape, incomplete data and difficulties tracking down absentee landlords must be urgently tackled to help more
Critics call for reform of Scotland’s local authorities
Decentralisation of power from Holyrood, full devolution of local taxes and directly elected mayors are among the proposals made by
Offshore wind farms paid ‘measly’ sum to communities
Scotland’s six offshore wind farms have paid just £150,000 to nearby communities in the last 12 months. Holyrood
Chinese-state owned firm lobbied government to reduce wind farm rents
A company owned by the Chinese government lobbied a Scottish minister to reduce the rent it will pay at a
Care Home census data reveals ‘increasing dominance’ of the private sector
Three out of every four care home places are now provided by private companies, according to new data which reveals
Golf resort linked to Lord’s estate handed £100k Covid bailout
A Scottish Government agency has been criticised after handing £100,000 in Covid-19 bailout funds to a luxury golfing development
Scottish ministers urged to cut climate pollution from farming
The Scottish Government is facing unprecedented pressure to overhaul its plans to cut climate pollution from farming from a powerful
