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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Power struggle: The billionaire, the Chinese oil giant and Grangemouth’s forgotten workers
Grangemouth should have been Scotland’s big opportunity to realise its ambition for a just transition – moving workers into cleaner, greener jobs. But embittered power struggles got in the way, The Ferret finds.
Union sparks living wage row at elite Scots golf club
A major trade union has challenged an elite Scottish golf club – which costs more than £100,000 to join – to
‘Greedy’ Ineos claims Grangemouth grant despite refinery closure
Ineos has been branded as ‘greedy’ for taking over £400,000 in Scottish taxpayer ‘handouts’ months after the firm announced
Employers in Scotland fined £9.4m for health and safety violations
Oil, whisky, and construction firms are among those fined a collective £9.4m in recent years for poor health and
Tax-haven firms buy 40 per cent of Scotland’s vet practices amidst surging pet healthcare prices
Tax haven-based firms and corporations are among large companies which have bought up 40 per cent of Scotland’s veterinary
FFS explains: Scotland’s Christmas and New Year strikes
This year has seen Scotland’s workers take strike action, impacting railways, universities, the postal service and more amid rising
FFS explains: Upcoming strikes in Scotland
Scotland is set for another wave of strike action in the coming months, with train drivers, postal workers and university
Scottish councils pay ‘eye-watering’ sums of interest to UK treasury
Interest payments on historic loans taken out from the UK treasury have cost Scotland’s councils over £400m in the
Private finance schemes cost Scottish taxpayers £40bn, says spending watchdog
Private finance schemes embraced by successive governments have left Scottish taxpayers having to foot a £40 billion bill to build
Councils have sprayed 170,000 litres of weedkiller linked to cancer
Over 170,000 litres of a weedkiller officially classified as a probable cause of cancer have been widely used by
Scotland’s green watchdog slammed for paying consultant £1,000 a day
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) is facing criticism for paying a consultant nearly £1,000 a day for 66
Scottish pension funds linked to Donald Trump’s border jails
Scottish pension funds have invested millions of pounds in firms bankrolling Donald Trump’s migrant camps. The pension funds of