Politics Claim Scotland is ahead of UK in emissions reductions is True The SNP election manifesto contained a claim about the performance of the Scottish Government in reaching 'net zero' emissions. Alastair Brian Apr 20, 2026
Investigations Scottish Government ‘rolling out red carpet’ for UAE despite human rights record Documents show deputy first minister did not raise human rights once on trip to Gulf state accused of fuelling Sudan’s brutal war. Paul Dobson Apr 19, 2026
Scottish Environment Protection Agency Sepa gave 400 Scottish lochs 'good' environmental status but only checked 54 of them Lochs are classified as having a “good” environmental status based on samples from other lochs many miles away – and as much as a decade old – prompting concerns that environmental regulation isn’t “fit for purpose”. Rob Edwards Apr 16, 2026
Human rights Scottish pension funds linked to Donald Trump’s border jails Scottish pension funds have invested millions of pounds in firms bankrolling Donald Trump’s migrant camps. The pension funds of Billy Briggs Aug 2, 2018
Human rights Trump donor firm accused of ‘slave labour’ made £1m profit A private prison firm paying asylum seekers held at Dungavel detention centre £1 an hour prompting claims of “slavery” made Billy Briggs Jul 13, 2018
