Denoiser Businessmen and wealthy donors are bankrolling Scottish politics. Who are they? The Ferret did a deep dive into the Electoral Commission’s donation records to find out who was funding Scotland's political parties. Jamie Mann May 6, 2026
Politics and power Luxury hotels and dinner dates: A Ferret guide to lobbying High end dinners are a fraction of over 29,000 lobbying meetings in the last parliamentary term. But campaigners argue that because the lobbying spend is not declared, their significance is underplayed. Karin Goodwin May 5, 2026
Fact Checks Claim Scottish GP numbers are at record levels is Half True First Minister John Swinney made the claim in an SNP election leaflet Alastair Brian May 4, 2026
Society Exposed: the catalogue of cruelty suffered by Scotland’s farm animals by Rob Edwards and Andrew Wasley Many thousands of farm animals have suffered in more than 700 serious breaches of Ferret Journalists Apr 18, 2017
