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.
Gaza
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This company owns some of Scotland’s biggest oil fields. It’s also accused of complicity in Israel’s war
Ithaca Energy is a growing force in UK energy with stakes in six of the UK’s 10 largest oil and gas fields. It's also been linked to Israel's war in Gaza.
Anti-war protests: a year in pictures
In October 2023, pro-Palestinian and anti-war protests began to take place in Edinburgh and Glasgow, in response to Israel’s
Claim that Humza Yousaf knew of Hamas attacks before the public is Unsupported
Humza Yousaf was the subject of a video on YouTube which claimed the former first minister had found out before
Scottish Government refuses to release minutes of ‘secretive’ Israel meeting
The Scottish Government has refused to release minutes of Angus Robertson’s ‘secretive’ meeting with an Israeli diplomat, prompting accusations
‘Indefensible’: firm linked to North Sea oil giant renews IDF contract
An Israeli company with close financial links to a Scottish oil firm has renewed a contract to provide fuel to
Scottish Government agency still giving grants to arms firms supplying Israel
A Scottish Government agency has given hundreds of thousands of pounds of taxpayer money to arms companies supplying Israel since
Aberdeen University condemns Israel’s ‘systematic destruction of Palestinian educational institutions’
Aberdeen University’s senate has condemned Israel’s “systematic destruction of Palestinian educational institutions” and the “censorship of expressions of
Arms firms supplying Israel with bombs and parts for warplanes invited to Holyrood
Arms companies supplying Israel with bombs and parts for warplanes have been invited to the Scottish Parliament despite the rising
Claim Scottish Government paid Hamas £750m to get Yousaf’s family out of Gaza is FFS
Humza Yousaf’s personal connection to the conflict in Gaza has been the subject of much media attention. The first
For Fact’s Sake podcast: Are journalists being targeted in Gaza?
It’s the final For Fact’s Sake podcast of the year, and we’re focusing on the conflict in
More than 200 Glasgow University academics call for a ceasefire in Gaza
More than 200 academics at Glasgow University have signed an open letter calling for an immediate ceasefire to the “relentless
Scottish Enterprise criticised over human rights checks on firms selling to Israel and Saudi Arabia
Hundreds of human rights checks have been made on companies seeking grants from Scottish Enterprise since 2019, and no firm