Thousands of Scots don’t have a home. Some new MSPs have more than one
Several of Holyrood’s newest politicians have property portfolios. Campaigners claim they are “profiting” from Scotland’s housing emergency.
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Claim a Customs Union deal means not leaving the EU is False
Richard Madeley has waded into the Brexit debate, after an exchange with a campaigner on ITV’s Good Morning Britain.
How did Scottish MPs vote over Brexit?
Recent weeks have seen a dizzying number of votes at Westminster as MPs decide how best to deal (or no-deal)
Fife arms firm snubs meeting with MPs over Yemen bombs
Arms giant Raytheon, which has a bomb factory in Fife, has been criticised for declining to meet MPs to answer
Claim Labour voted against carers’ benefit increase is Mostly True
A list of Labour MSPs has been circulating round social media, with attached criticism for voting against a Scottish Parliament
Fact check: Does the Scottish Government have the power to help WASPI women?
The issue of pension inequality has again been in the news, after it was brought up in the UK parliament
Claim workplace levy is SNP ‘car park tax’ costing £500 per year is Half True
One of the most controversial aspects of the Scottish budget was only added at the eleventh-hour. The so-called ‘car park
Scottish ministers can stop nuclear waste dump, say advisers
Scottish ministers have the power to halt plans to dump nuclear waste on Aboriginal land in Australia which could breach
Revealed: The dark-money Brexit ads flooding social media
Over the past week tens of thousands of pounds has been spent on Facebook adverts promoting a No Deal Brexit.
Claim SNP budget gives tax cut to Government ministers is Mostly True
The Scottish income tax changes are once again the focus of political debate, as the government’s budget plans were
Claim UK did not respect result of 1979 Scottish referendum is Mostly False
The UK Prime Minister’s attempts to secure support for her Brexit deal have been unsuccessful, with 432 MPs rejecting
Claim that Scottish Parliament banned gingerbread men is Mostly False
International media coverage was generated by a news story claimed that gingerbread men had been banned in the Scottish Parliament.
Scots prisons to consult on changes to transgender policy
The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) will launch a consultation on updating its policy for transgender people, following Scottish Ministers’ move