Claim Scottish Labour built six houses in government is False
Online claims questioned Scottish Labour's house building in government between 1999 and 2007.
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‘Backroom’ lobbying on Coul Links golf plan under fire
Scottish ministers have been privately urged to back plans for a golf course on a coastal wildlife site. This has been condemned as “backdoor lobbying that tries to bypass the rules”.
Navy told to remove radioactive waste from nuclear bomb base
The Scottish Government’s green watchdog has been urging the Royal Navy to remove potentially radioactive waste from the UK
Revealed: how whisky firms fought off pollution controls
Intense behind-the-scenes lobbying by the multinational whisky industry forced the Scottish Government’s green watchdog to back down on plans
Robertson sought changes to record of Israel meeting after media storm
Angus Robertson had the minutes of his controversial meeting with an Israeli diplomat changed after a public backlash – because he
Families left paying thousands in nursery fees due council ‘breaches’ childcare policy
Families have been left paying thousands of pounds a year for childcare because Edinburgh City Council has reneged on a
Loch polluted by radioactive waste from nuclear bomb plant
Loch Long on the Clyde has been contaminated by radioactive waste from the UK’s nuclear bomb store where old
Fishing boat off Shetland abandoned 80km of nets in seas for almost a month
A fishing boat off Shetland broke down and abandoned more than 80km of netting in the sea for almost a
Claim Scottish Government spent £700 each on bikes for children is Half True
A Scottish Government scheme to give free bikes to school children who cannot afford them has been criticised after reports
Faslane’s radioactive secrets to be released after FoI battle
Information kept secret for years on radioactive problems at the Clyde nuclear bomb bases is to be released to the
New bill to widen freedom of information law could cover firms providing public services
A new bill to widen freedom of information legislation in Scotland and cover private firms providing public services has been
Named: five lochs polluted by fish farms
Five freshwater lochs in the Highlands and Islands have been damaged by pollution from fish farms, according to a long-term
Beaver bid blocked after Kate Forbes stepped in
A bid to release beavers in the Highlands was delayed after intensive lobbying by farmers and landowners prompted an intervention