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 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
Politics and power Police Scotland self-regulation on biometric data ‘must end’ Civil liberties groups have backed the conclusions of an investigation into Police Scotland calling for changes to the way biometric Ally Tibbitt Feb 2, 2016
Human rights New city surveillance system sparks call for urgent law change Fears have been raised that a new CCTV surveillance system in Scotland’s largest city could become a ‘digital dragnet’ Ally Tibbitt Nov 5, 2015
Human rights Exclusive: secret police report reveals CCTV in crisis The CCTV network that scans Scotland’s streets, shops and parks is fragmented, obsolete and may violate the law, according Ferret Journalists Jul 22, 2015