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.
Patrick Harvie
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Fact check: The STV Scottish party leaders’ debate
The second debate between leaders of Scotland’s main political parties took place just weeks before Scots cast their ballots
Revealed: Covid’s toll on hospital operations could ‘take four years’ to fix
The dramatic reduction to operations in Scotland across specialisms including cancer and cardiology has been revealed by new health board
New figures for Scottish private finance schemes show taxpayers charged ‘extortionate’ fees
New figures published by the Scottish Government’s infrastructure quango suggest that taxpayers may be paying “excessive costs” for new
Private developers get £100m from housing fund but build just 700 affordable homes
A £150m housing fund has awarded more than £100m to private firms, prompting claims the Scottish Government is “doling out
Scots landlords served hundreds of eviction notices during lockdown
Hundreds of tenants in Scotland have been handed eviction notices since the beginning of lockdown, despite government advice for landlords
Amazon warehouse now owned in tax haven after £6.3m tax payer subsidy
Amazon’s flagship Scottish centre, which received millions of pounds in publicly funded grants, is now owned in a tax
Catholic church told to shut down gay conversion therapy groups
The Catholic Church has been told to act swiftly to shut down groups across Scotland promoting gay conversion therapy after
Claim Holyrood meets once a week during lockdown is false
UK politicians have been forced to adapt to the Covid-19 outbreak like many others, with councils and parliaments experimenting with
PFI firms promote coronavirus donations but refuse NHS fee cut
Private finance firms profiting from Scottish hospitals have drawn criticism for seeking positive publicity for their response to the coronavirus
US climate-denying think tank plans to host event in Glasgow
An American think tank which disputes climate change is planning to hold an event in Glasgow in the run-up to
Scots pension funds invest more than £100m in controversial Canadian gas pipeline
Scotland’s largest council pension funds have shares worth more than one hundred million pounds in a controversial gas pipeline
Saudi-led forces face trials over alleged war crimes linked to Fife arms firm
Air crews with the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen are facing Saudi legal proceedings for alleged war crimes linked to