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.
Guy Linley-Adams
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Scottish salmon firm drops ‘sustainable’ branding
A leading Scottish salmon farming company has stopped branding its business as “sustainable”, according to the UK advertising watchdog. Loch
MSPs demand tougher regulation for fish farming
Scotland’s fish farming industry must bow to tougher environmental regulation if wants to expand, a committee of MSPs has
Fish farm censured after film exposed lice-ridden salmon
A fish farm caught on film with lice-infested salmon has been reprimanded by the Scottish Government – but the move has
Salmon firms bid to block diseased fish photos
Two fish farming companies tried to block publication of graphic images of their damaged salmon, according to emails released by
Scotland’s green watchdog wined and dined by polluters
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) has been repeatedly wined and dined by the fish farming, whisky and power industries,
How the Scottish Government ‘nuanced’ away fish farm pesticide ban
The Scottish Government put pressure on its environmental watchdog to drop a plan to ban a toxic pesticide in 2018
We threw away 10 million dead fish, says salmon farming industry
The fish farming industry has admitted that it had to throw away up to ten million salmon last year – nearly
Fish farm industry ‘lashes out’ on pesticide controls
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) has come under angry attack from the fish farming industry over planned new controls
Scottish Government under fire for helping block pesticide ban
The Scottish Government has been accused of intervening to block a ban on a toxic pesticide blamed for killing wildlife
Revealed: secret role of US drug company in fish farm pesticide row
The Scottish Government allowed a US drug company to secretly rubbish a scientific study blaming one of its pesticides for
Ban on polluting pesticide dropped after complaint from fish farmers
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) secretly ditched a plan to ban a toxic pesticide contaminating sea lochs and killing
Government watchdog bowed to industry pressure on fish farm pollution
The Scottish Government’s green watchdog suppressed a critical report on pollution after private lobbying by the fish farming industry,