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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Renters asked to outbid each other for homes as housing crisis worsens
Renters across Scotland are being asked to outbid one another to secure a home, which campaigners say is driving up
Ukrainian child refugee with father in Scotland now safe in Poland
A ten year old girl trying to reach Scotland to be with her father after fleeing a Ukrainian city under
None of £20m fund to improve Gypsy/Traveller accommodation spent
None of the money from a £20 million fund to improve accommodation for Gypsies, Roma and Traveller people has been
More than half of Scots councils do not publish data
Over half of councils do not make data publicly available and Scotland is “lagging behind other countries” such as Finland
Human rights group’s stance on transgender reform queried by Scottish Government
The Scottish Government has called on the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to clarify if it has “reviewed and
Scottish Government accused of slow progress on digital access for pupils
The Scottish Government has been accused of slow progress on a pledge to equip all pupils with digital devices and
EHRC ‘did not seek consent’ before advising Scottish government on trans reform, SHRC says
The Scottish Human Rights Commission has condemned the Equality and Human Rights Commission for advising the Scottish government on transgender
Claim Covid-19 vaccine is giving people AIDS is False
Claims about the Covid-19 jab still spread on social media, as the UK continues its vaccination programme. One website
Trans men and women will be allowed to self-identify on Scottish census, court rules
Trans men and women will still be able to self-identify as their lived sex on the Scottish census, a
Think tank calls for more transparency from Scots charities
There should be a publicly searchable register of charity trustees to bring them into line with company directors, says a
EU citizens ‘riddled with anxiety’ as Home Office fails to process more than 300,000 applications
More than 300,000 people are still awaiting confirmation from the Home Office they will be allowed to remain in
Lothian Pension Fund invests in US firm behind Grenfell cladding panels
Scotland’s second largest council pension fund has shares worth £847,000 in a firm that made the cladding panels