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.
Neil Findlay
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Majority say convicted miners should be pardoned
A consultation asking whether convicted miners should be pardoned for offences related to the 1984-85 strike has revealed overwhelming support
Selling off Scotland: public bodies shed property worth half a billion
Scotland’s public institutions sold off more than half a billion pounds worth of land and property between 2015 and
Exposed: Inside far right group Patriotic Alternative
Supporters of a far right group recruiting in Scotland include neo-Nazis and former members of the British National Party and
Covid cash cover-up prompts call for transparency probe
Emails revealing that the Scottish Government and councils are working together to block the release of information on billions of
Heathrow lobbied Holyrood 40 times in two years
Heathrow airport has lobbied Scottish ministers and MSPs over 40 times in two years to back a proposed third runway
£10.2m contact tracing deal prompts fears over outsourcing
A multi-million pound Scottish Government contract awarded to a Glasgow call centre firm without competition for Covid-19 contact tracing has
Ministers warned on Covid freedom of information failures
The Scottish Government’s freedom of information performance has collapsed during the coronavirus pandemic – undermining public accountability when it is
UK Government office deal sparks £6.5m payout to tax haven firm
The UK Government has been accused of “colluding with tax evasion” after a property deal linked to the construction of
Revealed: the 16,000 hidden victims of Edinburgh Airport noise
As many as 16,000 more people than officially admitted have been exposed to noise pollution from Edinburgh Airport, according
MSPs reject Scottish Government curbs on freedom of information rights
The Scottish Government has been forced to withdraw all the emergency relaxations it made to freedom of information (FoI) law
Relief as opposition parties move to restore information rights
Laws weakening freedom of information (FoI) rights in Scotland look set to be repealed after just a few weeks because
Government delays to information rights ‘draconian’
Changes to Scotland’s freedom of information (FoI) law which were narrowly agreed by Holyrood for the coronavirus crisis, have