Jobs, bills and energy security: Fact-checking claims about Jackdaw gas field
The new gasfield was announced in recent weeks by the UK Government, and a number of claims emerged about its impact.
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Gender gap: Less than half as many Scots women cycle regularly as men
Half as many Scots women are cycling regularly compared with men according to new data, leading to claims that active
Fact check: UK Government claim about employment levels is false
All eyes have been on the UK’s employment levels since Brexit and the coronavirus pandemic hit the economy in
Missing trafficked children prompts claims of “child protection crisis”
Nearly 600 unaccompanied children arrived in Scotland over three years, including 88 who had been trafficked, and at least 11
Fact check: Jamie Greene’s sentencing claims
The Scottish Conservatives have routinely criticised the Scottish Government’s approach to justice matters in recent years, with a particular
Deliveroo accused of ‘hollow’ and ‘cynical’ deal with GMB union
Deliveroo has been accused of making a “hollow and cynical PR move” aimed at preventing its workers from pursuing their
The FFS Show 30: The Doomsday Clock with Herbert Lin
On this episode we talk about the end of the world and all the elements that make up some of
Asylum seeking children missed months of school while in overcrowded B&Bs
Asylum children in Scotland have spent months living in overcrowded B&B rooms with their families and struggled to
Claim SNP delivered over 105,000 affordable homes is True
With the cost of living crisis growing, debate around the need for affordable and social housing has been intensifying, with
Councils spent almost £300m on private firms ‘profiting from misery’ of homelessness
Councils have been accused of a “moral failure” to provide decent housing to homeless people and of overseeing a “fiscal
National Union of Students Scotland endorses fossil fuel free careers pledge
The National Union of Students Scotland is officially endorsing an environmental pledge calling for all educational careers services to end
Distressed prisoners made 13,000 calls to Samaritans in six months
Phone calls made by prisoners to the Samaritans more than doubled to over 13,000 in just six months, The
Soaring rates of self-harm by asylum seekers linked to ‘institutional’ accommodation
Reports of suicide and self harm by asylum seekers increased by more than 250 per cent in a four month