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
Fact Checks Single market membership is not dependent on being in EU The Labour Party’s Brexit position is once again in the spotlight, after comments from leader Jeremy Corbyn on membership Ferret Journalists Jul 30, 2017
Politics and power Did 80 per cent of British people vote for parties that accept Brexit? Theresa May has opted for an informal deal with the Democratic Unionist Party to prop up her government, but there Ferret Journalists Jun 18, 2017
Politics and power Has the SNP overseen the biggest in-work poverty increase since devolution? Campaigning ahead of June’s snap election has already begun. In Scotland, Jeremy Corbyn spoke to supporters in Dunfermline as Ferret Journalists Apr 28, 2017
Politics and power New campaign to scrap Scotland’s private finance schemes The Scottish Government is under increasing pressure to abandon its private finance schemes following revelations by The Ferret and The Rob Edwards Feb 6, 2017