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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Scandal of low pay revealed: A third of jobs advertised at under living wage
Almost a third of Scottish jobs are being advertised online at under the real living wage, according to exclusive research
Remote learning figures show the digital divide laid bare
Vulnerable children have been left sharing devices or unable to afford Wifi for remote schooling during the Covid-19 pandemic, a
Scottish Welfare Fund failing families in financial crisis
The Scottish Welfare Fund, which the Scottish Government claims is there to help people who need it most, has failed
‘Families are drowning’: urgent calls made for child maintenance payments to be enforced
The UK government must step in to prevent single parent families “drowning in poverty” because their child maintenance payments have
Single parents in Scotland owed more than £182m
More than £182m is owed to single parents across Scotland in unpaid child maintenance, The Ferret can reveal. The amount