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.
Monica Lennon
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Firm with ‘conflict of interests’ advising Scottish Government on taxpayer handouts
A company with a ‘clear’ financial ‘conflict of interests’ was paid to advise the Scottish Government on public subsidies for
Land reform concerns over buyout of firm linked to state bank
The Scottish Government’s investment bank gave £50m to a forestry scheme that has now been bought out by a
Questions raised over £2m spent by ‘quango’ charged with care system reform
The organisation overseeing the Scottish Government’s flagship children’s care system reform – The Promise – has spent almost a third
Hundreds of women forced to travel from Scotland to England for abortions
Hundreds of women have been forced to travel from Scotland to England to access abortion care in just over four
Longer A&E waits disadvantage women, figures show
Women wait longer than men for emergency medical care in Scotland despite the fact they are more likely to be
Scottish Government failing to tackle sewage sludge, says Environmental Rights Centre
A green charity has accused ministers of failing to regulate the use of a potentially dangerous sewage fertiliser seven years
Fact check: Nicola Sturgeon on her record as first minister
Nicola Sturgeon faced MSPs for the final time at first ministers’ questions (FMQs) on Thursday, ahead of her officially stepping
Scotland’s councils underspend on period products
Less than half of the funding allocated to Scotland’s councils in the run-up to the government’s flagship Period
Hundreds of cervical cancer cases go undetected as Scottish screening rates fall
Hundreds of cervical cancer cases are going undetected in Scotland each year due to missed routine screenings, The Ferret can
Only one in four Scots would oppose a ban on alcohol advertising in sport
Just one in four Scots would not support a ban on sports sponsorship by the alcohol industry, according to a
Majority of Scotland’s private baby scanning clinics are unregulated
Just five of 45 private clinics offering pregnancy scans in Scotland are registered with the national regulatory body, prompting fears
Council contracts with debt collectors worth up to £20m
Local authorities have been accused of issuing “escalating threats” to people behind on their council tax, after The Ferret found