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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Orkney seal killing may have broken the law
The killing of a seal at an Orkney fish farm was not a “proportional and justifiable response” and may have
Churches lobbied to avoid reveal of property owners before transparency law
Churches – including the Church of Scotland – urged the Scottish Government to make all religious bodies exempt from revealing the owners
‘Rotten to the core’: £300m of student housing linked to tax havens
Student accommodation buildings in Scottish cities collectively worth over £300m are directly owned by firms registered in offshore tax havens,
Why does who owns Scottish land and property really matter?
This week we are revealing some of the previously unknown individuals, corporations and global governments who own land and property
Image showing Nicola Sturgeon in police car is False
Nicola Sturgeon’s arrest on Sunday led to a media storm, as Scotland’s most high-profile politician was taken into
Scottish Government failing to tackle sewage sludge, says Environmental Rights Centre
A green charity has accused ministers of failing to regulate the use of a potentially dangerous sewage fertiliser seven years
Forty rural primary schools shut in five years
Forty primary schools in mostly rural areas of Scotland have been closed or mothballed by councils in recent years due
Costa lobbyists tried to write Scottish Government rules on building of drive-throughs
Coffee giant Costa wanted to help write Scottish Government guidelines on the future of drive-through restaurants, sparking concerns about lobbyists’
Why are highly protected marine areas so controversial in Scotland?
A Scottish Government plan to put new protections in place for areas of Scotland’s seas has led to controversy
Pesticide safety limit watered down after industry lobbying
Proposed safety limits for a toxic pesticide widely used on salmon farms have been made 23 times weaker after sustained
Revealed: One in six lobby meetings at Holyrood published late
Corporations, businesses and charities lobbying MSPs and ministers to influence Scotland’s laws have reported thousands of meetings later than
Man linked to alleged Chinese secret police courted Nicola Sturgeon
Organisations linked to an alleged Chinese secret police station in Glasgow repeatedly invited Nicola Sturgeon to the premises while she