Climate and the Environment Wealthy landowners are making millions from Scottish wind farms. You’re subsidising them Our latest investigation has found the financial rewards of Scotland’s energy transition are being unevenly distributed. The money earned by landowners often dwarfs the payments that wind farm developers make to local communities. Louis Boyd-Madsen, Paul Dobson May 10, 2026
Fact Checks Claim SNP government only increased teacher numbers by 75 is Mostly True Conservative candidate Meghan Gallacher made the claim in a special education debate hosted by the BBC. Alastair Brian May 7, 2026
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
Human rights Scots university members of green COP26 network invest £5.2m in fossil fuels and arms Scots universities signed up to a COP26 green network of academic institutions committed to tackling climate change have shares worth Billy Briggs Jan 24, 2021
Politics and power Far right group trying to recruit in Scottish universities A far right group accused of being a front for neo-Nazis is trying to recruit at Scottish universities. Generation Identity Billy Briggs Jan 7, 2019
Human rights University treated staff like ‘robots’ via fingerprint tracking Glasgow University has been accused of treating staff “like robots” and creating a workplace resembling “something from a science fiction Peter Geoghegan, John Jack Apr 11, 2016
Climate and the Environment Fracking no longer viable, says government advisor A leading academic who was an advisor to the Scottish Government on fracking no longer believes that unconventional gas development Billy Briggs Dec 14, 2015