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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Consultation on Scottish energy plan “lacking transparency”
The Scottish Government has been criticised for asking the public for views on its new energy plan without publishing the
Woodland bosses accused of failure and putting beavers at risk from guns
Government woodland bosses have been criticised for failing to deliver on a promise to bring beavers back to state-owned Scottish
Revealed: Tobacco firms lobbied politicians at Holyrood 34 times
Tobacco companies have intensified their lobbying efforts at Holyrood ahead of a potential tightening of smoking legislation and they met
Nicola Sturgeon resigns: What happens next?
Nicola Sturgeon has resigned after eight years as first minister of Scotland. She has been in charge since November 2014,
Scottish Government threatens to stop funding US oil firm over Russia exports
The Scottish Government has threatened to withhold funding to a US oil multinational over its exports to Russia. The development
What is the policy for trans people in prisons in the UK?
The Scottish Government has been embroiled in a row after a trans woman was remanded to a women’s prison
Area of peatlands restored by Scottish Government one third less than claimed
An area of peatlands restored last year by the Scottish Government is nearly one third lower than it publicly claimed,
What is a Section 35, and how does it affect Scotland’s gender recognition law
The Scottish Government’s Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill has been blocked by the UK Government, using a special “veto”
‘Illegal’ dumping of dead fish in Outer Hebrides continues despite ban vow
The “illegal” dumping of dead farmed fish in sand dunes on a Hebridean beauty spot has been allowed to continue
Revealed: The spiralling cost of Scotland’s flood defences
Twenty-eight ‘vital’ Scottish flood defence schemes are now expected to cost nearly one billion pounds – three times more than was
Claim there’s ‘no desire’ in Scotland to have EU membership is False
Brexit continues to be a point of controversy in Scotland, and MPs regularly question UK Government representatives at Westminster over
Scots far right group targeted by government counter-terrorism strategy
The far right group Patriotic Alternative Scotland is the subject of a counter-terrorism strategy involving the Scottish Government, The Ferret