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.
Crime and justice
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Claim knife crime has reduced is Half True
Knife crime has made headlines in recent weeks, after the death of a boy at Irvine beach in May. Kayden
Revealed: The organisations with powers to seize evidence, search premises, and spy on Scots
Organisations in Scotland using obscure powers to investigate the general public reported nearly 40,000 alleged crimes to prosecutors in
Claim just under half of crimes went unsolved last year is Mostly True
The Scottish Government continues to be criticised by opposition parties over its record on crime and justice. On social media,
Billionaire family linked to trade unionist blacklisting scandal are Tory donors
A billionaire family once headed by a key player in an operation which blacklisted trade unionists and others from employment
Claim levels of crime are currently at 40-year lows is Mostly False
John Swinney defended the Scottish Government’s record on justice during first minister’s questions (FMQs) on October 26, claiming
Rangers fan who displayed Nazi flag at Ibrox is drummer with a flute band
A Rangers fan who displayed a Nazi flag at Ibrox stadium, and who has been convicted for violence and disorder,
Mark Fortune faces 89 criminal charges including theft and threatening tenants
Mark Fortune is facing 89 criminal charges including unlawful eviction and harassment of tenants, theft, threatening or abusive behaviour, fraud,
What does Scotland’s new hate crime change?
Scotland’s new hate crime bill has been extremely controversial, with critics lambasting the law for perceived restrictions on freedom
Scots prisons recorded 97 allegations of ‘sexual assault and inappropriate behaviour’
Scottish prisons have recorded nearly 100 allegations of “sexual assault and inappropriate behaviour” and 12,511 claims of physical assault
Mark Fortune: MSP calls for ‘proper investigation’ into ‘abusive’ treatment of tenant
An MSP has urged the Scottish Government and Edinburgh city council to open a “proper investigation” into the case of
Police Scotland advised US cops on ‘reducing lethal force’ days after Sheku Bayoh death
Top Scottish cops led a US event on the best way to reduce the use of force when dealing with
Far right figure who spoke at Erskine anti-asylum protest guilty of inciting hatred
A far right figure from England who gave a speech at an anti-asylum seeker protest in Erskine has been found