Fact Checks Claim Scotland is ahead of UK in emissions reductions is True The SNP election manifesto contained a claim about the performance of the Scottish Government in reaching 'net zero' emissions. Alastair Brian Apr 20, 2026
Investigations Scottish Government ‘rolling out red carpet’ for UAE despite human rights record Documents show deputy first minister did not raise human rights once on trip to Gulf state accused of fuelling Sudan’s brutal war. Paul Dobson Apr 19, 2026
Scottish Environment Protection Agency Sepa gave 400 Scottish lochs 'good' environmental status but only checked 54 of them Lochs are classified as having a “good” environmental status based on samples from other lochs many miles away – and as much as a decade old – prompting concerns that environmental regulation isn’t “fit for purpose”. Rob Edwards Apr 16, 2026
Politics and power Councils spent almost £300m on private firms ‘profiting from misery’ of homelessness Councils have been accused of a “moral failure” to provide decent housing to homeless people and of overseeing a “fiscal Karin Goodwin May 1, 2022
Society Poor housing for refugees causing ‘suffering and stress’ Refugees are suffering bullying, evictions and poor accommodation from a private company paid millions to house them, according to evidence Karin Goodwin Nov 11, 2016
