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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Care homes receive hundreds of complaints
Care homes chains operating in Scotland have had hundreds of complaints upheld by inspectors in recent years, The Ferret can
New freedom of information tsar under fire on FoI abuse claim
Scotland’s newly-appointed freedom of information (FoI) commissioner has run into criticism because he previously accused the media of FoI
Private health firms charging Scots hundreds for GP appointments
Private health firms operating in Scotland have financial links to politicians, been accused of mistreating staff and patients, and are
Big Brother surveillance could discriminate against workers, claim unions
Big Brother-style CCTV planned for Glasgow is a “very significant” threat to civil liberties and workers’ rights, according to trade
Union wants pension funds clean-up over links to Trump migrant camps
One of Scotland’s largest unions is calling for a radical overhaul of council pension funds over links to Donald
Offshore links to Scottish private finance deals revealed
Most of the Scottish Government’s £8 billion private finance projects to build schools, hospitals and roads have links to
Named: the companies causing the most climate pollution
Three of the world’s biggest fossil fuel companies have been outed as Scotland’s worst climate polluters, with carbon
Scottish councils put £400m into fracking companies
Pension funds run by ten Scottish local authorities invest more than £400 million in 23 fracking companies, according to a
Revealed: the care homes with the most complaints in Scotland
The Care Inspectorate has upheld more than 100 complaints against private sector care home provider, HC-One, in the last three
Scottish councils pour £1.7bn into polluting fossil fuels
Scottish local authorities are investing £1.7 billion in 52 fossil fuel companies blamed for causing climate chaos, according to
New campaign to scrap Scotland’s private finance schemes
The Scottish Government is under increasing pressure to abandon its private finance schemes following revelations by The Ferret and The