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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Ban private firms from auditing Scotland’s public spending, urges report
The Scottish Government should ban private firms from auditing local authorities’ accounts as their involvement is an obstacle to transparency
Claim SNP NHS spending pledge lower than England and block grant is Half True
UK health secretary Matt Hancock this week questioned the level of NHS funding promised by the SNP and accused the
Michael Russell claim that ‘Scotland pays out more than it gets back’ is False
The UK government has launched a new marketing campaign targeting Scots. On 6 February 2020 @UKGovScotland tweeted: “The prosperity of
Economic figures ‘manipulated’ to fit government narrative
Vital information on the health of the economy is “arbitrarily” altered using “dark art” to avoid awkward questions from journalists,
