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.
Pensions
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Eurosceptic former MEPs benefit from luxury EU pensions
A German MEP has accused Eurosceptic former UK MEPs of hypocrisy for signing up to a taxpayer-funded, luxury top-up pension
Claim national insurance payments show independent Scotland could ‘more than afford’ pensions bill is Mostly False
The future of pensions continues to be a heated issue within the Scottish independence debate. Ferret Fact Service has fact-checked
The FFS Show 24: Technology & Automated Fact Checking with Andrew Dudfield from Full Fact
This week on the FFS Show we talk Scottish Independence, pensions, Valentine’s Day and have a chat with Andrew
Lothian Pension Fund drops Israeli bank at centre of divestment campaign
Lothian Pension Fund no longer holds shares in an Israeli bank which finances illegal West Bank settlements, prompting pro-Palestinian divestment
Pension scheme chasing retirees for money forced to review governance
A £2bn pension scheme chasing retired business owners for payments of up to £1.2m has been forced to review
Scottish Parliament to review ethics of pension investments
Holyrood’s £82 million pension fund is to be reviewed after campaigners questioned whether some of its investments were ethical.
Fact check: Theresa May’s Brexit agreement letter
Theresa May’s Brexit deal has been met with scepticism by many in her party and across the political spectrum.
Scots pension fund sells shares in controversial Israeli bank
A council pension fund has sold its shares in an Israeli bank at the centre of a global divestment campaign.
Scottish pension funds linked to Donald Trump’s border jails
Scottish pension funds have invested millions of pounds in firms bankrolling Donald Trump’s migrant camps. The pension funds of
Offshore links to Scottish private finance deals revealed
Most of the Scottish Government’s £8 billion private finance projects to build schools, hospitals and roads have links to
Revealed: Scots pension funds invest in firms blacklisted by UN
Scotland’s two largest council pension funds have invested in companies reported to be on a United Nations (UN) blacklist
MSP pensions put £3.2m into ‘unethical’ firms
The pension fund for Scotland’s MSPs is investing £3.2 million in weapons, tobacco and dirty fuels despite the