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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Councils spent almost £300m on private firms ‘profiting from misery’ of homelessness
Councils have been accused of a “moral failure” to provide decent housing to homeless people and of overseeing a “fiscal
Tam’s story: ‘Lives can change when people get the right support’
In the Ferret’s From The Margins project, reporter Karin Goodwin works with citizen journalists who have lived experience of
Fears raised for town centres due to cost of living crunch
Thousands of commercial units are lying empty across Scotland’s town centres, sparking concerns that more businesses will shut as
More than half of Scots councils do not publish data
Over half of councils do not make data publicly available and Scotland is “lagging behind other countries” such as Finland
Most Scots councils use paint which may contribute to global warming
Scottish councils still overwhelmingly use paint for road markings that damages the environment, The Ferret can reveal. We asked all
Home Office condemned for ‘parallel world’ of ‘unsuitable’ Scottish asylum accommodation
The Home Office has been condemned for creating “a parallel world” of unsuitable asylum accommodation in hotels across Scotland where,
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
Children as young as five restrained in care homes despite ‘promise’ to stop
Scottish local authorities are continuing to use “traumatising and humiliating” restraint methods on children as young as five in residential
Council left with legal bill after locals overturn planning decision
A charity has raised serious questions about Scotland’s planning system after Conservative councillors in Stirling backed a development against
Homeless people owe £34m debt to councils for ‘highly questionable’ charges
Homeless people across Scotland owe councils over £34million in “highly questionable“ charges for temporary accommodation, according to research by a
Glasgow in photos at COP26: the good, the bad and the ugly
Ahead of Glasgow hosting COP26, The Ferret asked photographer Angela Catlin to document Scotland’s largest city in photos. Catlin
Councils failing to tackle climate crisis, says report
Plans by Scottish local authorities to cut carbon pollution are “deeply insufficient” and will cause Scotland to keep missing climate
