Claim Scottish Labour built six houses in government is False
Online claims questioned Scottish Labour's house building in government between 1999 and 2007.
Finance
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Lothian Pension Fund invests in US firm behind Grenfell cladding panels
Scotland’s second largest council pension fund has shares worth £847,000 in a firm that made the cladding panels
Claim treasury secretary said pensions would be paid by UK after independence is False
The SNP’s Westminster leader Ian Blackford made a controversial claim about pensions during media interviews about an independent Scotland.
Insurers invest £6bn in North Sea oil firms while removing cover on climate frontline
Insurance companies have invested over £6 billion in the biggest firms operating in the North Sea oil and gas industry
Claim UK pension is worst in developed world is Half True
Pensions have formed an important part of the political debate in the UK in recent years, figuring in discussions around
Nearly half of young Scots say finances worsen their mental health
Nearly 50 per cent of 16-24 year olds in Scotland said that their financial situation negatively impacts their mental health,
Tax haven firms own £7.7bn of UK offshore wind power lines
Transmission cables from the 24 offshore wind farms around the UK — which have a combined value of nearly £7.7bn
UN urges pension funds to divest from firms linked to Israeli settlements
The United Nations is urging local government pension schemes (LGPS) to divest from companies linked to Israel’s settlements in
Highland estates and multi-millionaires bank £1m of taxpayers’ money from Covid-19 grants
Highland estates and multi-millionaire landowners banked more than £1m of taxpayers’ money through Covid-19 support grants, The Ferret can reveal.
Revealed: the Edinburgh offices linked to secretive Scottish Limited Partnerships
Two Edinburgh addresses are cited as the official headquarters for businesses that use opaque financial structures linked to alleged money
Watchdog ruling prompts calls for Covid-19 cash transparency
A watchdog has sparked renewed calls for transparency over Covid-19 funding by public bodies, after a council that followed “dodgy”
Lothian Pension Fund’s investment in fossil fuels up by almost 40 per cent
Lothian Pension Fund’s investments in fossil fuels has increased by £64 million – almost 40 per cent – since last year,
Big business named and shamed for paying invoices late
An engineering multinational in Aberdeen whose revenue last year was £5.48bn is among a number of big businesses named