Claim: Students from a deprived background in Scotland are half as likely to go to university as those from England.
Fact-check: Comparisons between disadvantaged English and Scottish students are tricky - Full Fact
Verdict: this is probably a reasonable claim, though the comparison is a bit tricky. it also doesn't account for the substantial amount of higher education provided by further education colleges in scotland.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Claire Milne
Date published: 2017-10-06T00:00:00