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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Fighting for their culture: Govan’s Showpeople launch court of session eviction appeal
When Glasgow showman Jimmy Stringfellow feels weary, he calls to mind his ancestors of centuries past. Traditionally, he says, as
Families on the front line: How a pioneering drug service helps communities heal
It’s more than 30 years since Phyllis Corish – who had just lost her 29-year-old brother and 34-
FFS Explains: Scotland’s drug crisis
Scotland’s drugs crisis is often in the news, as the government grapples with high rates of drug deaths and
Claim just under half of crimes went unsolved last year is Mostly True
The Scottish Government continues to be criticised by opposition parties over its record on crime and justice. On social media,
Claim of patients waiting years for NHS treatment is Mostly True
Scottish Labour has attacked the Scottish Government’s record on NHS waiting times repeatedly in recent years. During first minister’
Explained: The rise of online misogyny
Misogynistic attitudes have existed throughout history, but some young men are being caught up in a newly-packaged version of
Toxic? How do we tackle the rise of misogyny fuelled by online hate
On the way to the activity wing of Polmont Young Offenders Institute – through locked doors and up and down stairs
Billionaire family linked to trade unionist blacklisting scandal are Tory donors
A billionaire family once headed by a key player in an operation which blacklisted trade unionists and others from employment
Claim levels of crime are currently at 40-year lows is Mostly False
John Swinney defended the Scottish Government’s record on justice during first minister’s questions (FMQs) on October 26, claiming
Sheku Bayoh: The Inquiry – Patterns and power
Episode nine: Patterns and power “Families want the truth about what’s happened and they want people held to account.
Rangers fan who displayed Nazi flag at Ibrox is drummer with a flute band
A Rangers fan who displayed a Nazi flag at Ibrox stadium, and who has been convicted for violence and disorder,