Motion
Institute for Statecraft
S5M-15162 · Standard Motion · lodged by Findlay, Neil
Lodged on
14 Dec 2018Heard / answered on
UnknownThat the Parliament notes the recent revelations in The Sunday Mail regarding the Institute for Statecraft, a charity based in Fife, which has reportedly been found to be engaging in partisan political activity; understands that, through the institute’s "Integrity Initiative", it has been promoting political messages that attack the leader of the UK opposition, his staff and the labour movement; believes that the institute has received as much as £2 million from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, which it has used to promote organised attacks on journalists across Europe who are critical of its geopolitical stance, and calls on the Scottish Government to urge the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator to remove charity status from the institute in light of this information.
Backed by
Supported by 2 additional MSPs
Lab 2
Lodged by
Findlay, Neil
(Scottish Labour).
- Rowley, Alex (Lab)
- McNeill, Pauline (Lab)
No division on record.
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That the Parliament notes the recent revelations in The Sunday Mail regarding the Institute for Statecraft, a charity based in Fife, which has reportedly been found to be engaging in partisan political activity; understands that, through the institute’s "Integrity Initiative", it has been promoting political messages that attack the leader of the UK opposition, his staff and the labour movement; believes that the institute has received as much as £2 million from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, which it has used to promote organised attacks on journalists across Europe who are critical of its geopolitical stance, and calls on the Scottish Government to urge the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator to remove charity status from the institute in light of this information.
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S5M-15162Selected item14 Dec 2018 · Standard Motion · Findlay, NeilThat the Parliament notes the recent revelations in The Sunday Mail regarding the Institute for Statecraft, a charity based in Fife, which has reportedly been found to be engaging in partisan political activity; understands that, through the institute’s "Integrity Initiative", it has been promoting political messages that attack the leader of the UK oppos...