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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How could the benefit changes impact Scotland?
The UK Government’s changes to disability benefits have been criticised by campaigners and politicians in Scotland. New rules for
Claim SNP has power to scrap two-child cap in Scotland is Half True
The new Labour government is under pressure to scrap the controversial ‘two-child cap’. SNP politicians, alongside many Labour MPs opposed
Number of Scots facing benefit sanctions doubles over three years
The number of people who have had their benefits sanctioned in Scotland has doubled over the last three years, an
Glasgow homeless hotel making up to a million for ‘rundown’ rooms sparks outrage
A Glasgow hotel housing vulnerable homeless people is being run “like an open prison” while charging £1,400 a month
STUC accuse Scottish Government of ‘tartan Tory austerity’ at cost-of-living summit
Scotland’s Trades Union Congress (STUC) has issued a call for further Scottish Government intervention on the cost of living
Half a million extra Scots struggling with finances after the pandemic
Around 1.2 million Scots say they are struggling to keep up with household bills and credit commitments, an increase
Cost of living crisis will leave victims of domestic violence ‘even more vulnerable’
The cost of living crisis will leave victims of domestic violence “even more vulnerable” and potentially “trap” them with their
Firm which sacked workers at Xmas given COP26 contract
The UK Government has awarded a £14 million security services contract at the COP26 climate summit to a company which
Scottish Welfare Fund failing families in financial crisis
The Scottish Welfare Fund, which the Scottish Government claims is there to help people who need it most, has failed
Sex workers urge decriminalisation as Covid-19 lockdown takes toll
In a landmark building just a stroll away from Glasgow Central Station, all offices are listed on a board in
Increase allowance for asylum seekers, charities tell UK government
A charity in Glasgow that counsels torture survivors is among 60 organisations who have written to the UK government calling
‘Tired of just surviving’: how care leavers are fighting back against austerity
Ten days after her 16th birthday Amy-Beth Miah decided she’d had enough of a care system that seemed designed