Why are Scottish wind farms paid billions to switch off?
Despite Scotland’s booming wind sector, turbines are still routinely paid not to spin. The Ferret unpacks why this happens, what makes it so costly, and what it means for your bills.
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‘Tired of just surviving’: how care leavers are fighting back against austerity
Ten days after her 16th birthday Amy-Beth Miah decided she’d had enough of a care system that seemed designed
‘Persisting deprivation’: inside Dundee’s drugs crisis
Atop the Law Hill on a blustery day, Ewan Gurr looks down over Dundee and talks about austerity and the
‘There is no safety net’: Fife’s child poverty epidemic
Rhona Cunningham says that when she began working at Fife Gingerbread around 15 years ago child poverty was “not so
Tory party accused of misrepresentation on fact checking
A formal complaint has been sent to the Conservative Party over its rebranding of an official Twitter account as an
Election 2019: how marginal is your constituency over Brexit?
With the general election less than a month away, Brexit is inevitably a central part of the campaign. Each main
Russian donors have given £3.5 million to the Conservative party
The Conservatives have received significant recent cash injections from a number of Russian donors and their associates, an investigation has
FFS explains: estimating the crowds at Scottish independence and anti-Brexit marches
Crowd size is a talking point after every demonstration or political rally. If a protest is not a success, numbers
Operating theatre at £27m Fife hospital unused since opening 10 years ago
An operating theatre at a £27 million Fife hospital has never been used for surgery since it opened ten years
Claim that Scotland is highest taxed part of UK is Mostly False
Boris Johnson attacked the SNP in an interview, saying his government would bring forward plans to “compensate for the grave
£1,800 fine for £2.35m Tory dark money trust damned as ‘derisory’
An £1,800 fine imposed on a Tory dark money trust is “derisory” and “an advert to break the rules”
Tory ‘dark money’ trust fined £1,800 by Electoral Commission
A “dark money” trust that gave £364,000 to the Scottish Conservatives has been fined £1,800 by the UK
Claim about Labour MPs in Leave-voting constituencies is Mostly False
Westminster is currently shut down for up to five weeks as MPs begin the highly-contested prorogation and tensions are rising