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
Politics and power FFS Explains: what do the manifestos say about austerity? Austerity is a major election talking point, as the different parties announce their plans for how to deal with the Alastair Brian Dec 11, 2019
Politics and power ‘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 Billy Briggs Nov 26, 2019
Politics and power ‘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 Billy Briggs Nov 25, 2019