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David Cameron insists he has honoured his “vow” to Scottish voters, but the SNP says the promise that may have kept Scotland in the UK has been broken.

Ed Miliband made a big pitch to voters today in a speech to the Labour faithful in Clydebank. Some opinion polls are suggesting the party could face a landslide defeat by the SNP north of the border, but Mr Miliband spent more time talking about the Conservatives than the threat from the nationalists. Not that…

The SNP says it wants to rid Scotland of Trident nuclear missiles. Will it be able to keep the promise if Scots vote for independence?

It’s ding ding, round two in the Scottish independence debate. Will the leaders of the Yes and No camps fail the FactCheck test?

Scotland’s oil is worth £1.5 trillion and will make the country one of the wealthiest in the world, according to the first minister. Is he right?

The president of the European Commission thinks an independent Scotland will find it very difficult to join the EU. The SNP has called his comments “preposterous”. Who’s right?

Scotland’s first minister insists there is a “very, very powerful argument” for Scotland to retain use of sterling. FactCheck investigates.

Scotland would face a yawning “fiscal gap” if it left the UK, according to the respected Institute for Fiscal Studies. What is it and what does it mean for the independence debate?

FactCheck looks at how much foreign investment Scotland attracts, and asks some of the companies investing if they are worried about the prospect of an independent Scotland.