Claim John Swinney stayed at Peter Mandelson's residence is Mostly True
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Emergency repairs leave tenants ‘locked out’ of their homes
Glasgow tenants said they were given no prior warning about the dangerous exterior of their buildings, after urgent repairs left
‘Left behind and ignored’ – Glasgow’s derelict buildings
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Airbnb hosts in Scotland defy coronavirus lockdown
Airbnb hosts across Scotland are facing police and council action for welcoming guests despite a government ban aimed at slowing
Crucial services to disabled people cut due to coronavirus pandemic
Disabled people have been left feeling abandoned after being told that essential care packages would be suspended with immediate effect
Homeless ‘should be housed in hotels’ to protect them from Covid-19
Street homeless people must be urgently accommodated in hotels in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to those working to
Bands accused of promoting neo-Nazism to play Glasgow music festival
Anti-racism groups have called for bands accused of promoting neo-Nazism to be banned by Glasgow City Council from playing at
Keep investing in fossil fuels, pension fund tells council
The managers of a £24 billion pension fund want Glasgow councillors to keep investing in fossil fuels – despite the council
Scottish homeless deaths to be officially published from next month
Scotland’s national records office is to publish official statistics on the number of people who have died while homeless
‘An attack on human rights’: how austerity is eroding the lives of disabled people
For how long, wonders Alan Dick, can you stare at four walls before they start closing in? Seven years ago,
Ruling allowing Serco to evict asylum seekers sets ‘dangerous precedent’
Campaigners are warning that a “dangerous precedent” has been set by a “brutal” ruling from Scotland’s highest court that
Councils save millions by renegotiating controversial Lobo loans
Four Scottish local authorities have renegotiated or are renegotiating debts with commercial banks in a bid to save millions each
Edinburgh under fire for failing to make money from film disruption
The City of Edinburgh Council has admitted it has not made money from film companies for street closures despite the