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
Climate and the Environment Councils have sprayed 170,000 litres of weedkiller linked to cancer Over 170,000 litres of a weedkiller officially classified as a probable cause of cancer have been widely used by Kirsty Jenkins, James Mason Jan 12, 2020
Politics and power Council officials push to weaken freedom of information law Senior local authority officials are lobbying to relax freedom of information (FoI) law so that they can increase charges, delay Rob Edwards Jun 12, 2019
Politics and power Scottish councils pour £1.7bn into polluting fossil fuels Scottish local authorities are investing £1.7 billion in 52 fossil fuel companies blamed for causing climate chaos, according to Rob Edwards Mar 13, 2017