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.
Paul Sweeney
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Controversial think tanks host over 40 events at Tory conference
Influential think tanks which do not reveal their donors and blamed as the “driving force” behind the UK’s current
Number of Scots facing benefit sanctions doubles over three years
The number of people who have had their benefits sanctioned in Scotland has doubled over the last three years, an
Mears CEO pay rises to over £800,000, while care workers earn £9.50 an hour
The chief executive officer of Mears Group – which runs local authority and UK Government contacts including one with the Home
Glasgow spent ten million on agency cleansing workers
Glasgow City Council has spent almost £10m on agency workers to empty bins and deal with recycling in the last
Chinese-state owned firm lobbied government to reduce wind farm rents
A company owned by the Chinese government lobbied a Scottish minister to reduce the rent it will pay at a
Scottish Water raised ‘deep concern’ about cutting price rise, despite sewage overflows
Scottish Water agreed to keep prices in line with inflation due to a request from the Scottish Government, but said
‘Hollow’ Government rules let tax haven Highland estates get Covid grants
Four Highland estates owned in tax havens together received £69k in Covid-19 grants, despite Holyrood voting to ban firms owned
Scots property investor Lopatinsky denies links to Russian security agencies
A British property tycoon with Scottish businesses has denied links to Russia’s security agencies after opposition parties called for
Highland estates and multi-millionaires bank £1m of taxpayers’ money from Covid-19 grants
Highland estates and multi-millionaire landowners banked more than £1m of taxpayers’ money through Covid-19 support grants, The Ferret can reveal.
Glasgow welcome: campaigners call for Scottish alternative to Patel’s ‘anti-refugee’ bill
Glasgow City Council should restart the asylum dispersal programme and make the case for an alternative to policies offered by
Cambo oil firm under fire over tax haven
The main developer behind the controversial Cambo oil field north west of Shetland is ultimately owned in an offshore tax
‘Completely Unaffordable’: Flats in former public building let for up to £2,500
Campaigners have renewed calls for more affordable housing and rent controls after it emerged private flats in a former public