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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Concerns raised over Scottish Government’s £5m grants to Chinese Confucius hubs
The Scottish Government has given more than £5m of taxpayers’ money to a Chinese Confucius teaching project in Scottish schools,
Strathclyde University accused of stalling on slavery ties
Strathclyde University has been accused of failing to make progress on commitments — made more than two years ago — to research
Aberdeen University to divest from fossil fuels
Campaigners have welcomed a move by Aberdeen University to divest from fossil fuels by 2025. The university’s court voted
Diplomat turned whistleblower claims China controls students at Scots universities
A former Chinese diplomat, who turned whistleblower after defecting to Australia, has claimed that China tries to control its international
Scots university members of green COP26 network invest £5.2m in fossil fuels and arms
Scots universities signed up to a COP26 green network of academic institutions committed to tackling climate change have shares worth
Angry far right posts are dominating political Facebook
A trove of Facebook reaction data shows that right wing parties have become adept at using anger to outperform their
‘Hypocritical’ Scottish universities slammed for unethical investments
Scottish universities have been branded “hypocritical” for investing tens of millions in the arms trade, fossil fuels, minimum wage employers