The Guga Hunt: Why a centuries-old Hebridean tradition is facing renewed scrutiny
The Ferret did a deep dive to explain why a bird cull on Lewis dating back centuries is causing outrage amid claims it's a "blood sport"
Politics and power
The Ferret investigates how power structures impact Scotland.
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Far right extremist with Patriotic Alternative jailed for terror offences
A far right extremist with links to Patriotic Alternative Scotland has been jailed for four years and eight months. Kristofer
Fact check: Claims about Boris Johnson’s ‘partygate’ legal fees
The UK parliament backed a report that found Boris Johnson deliberately misled MPs over parties which took place at Downing
Does the new foreign ownership law go far enough?
In the UK, companies must publicly name who owns them. Not all countries impose the same requirements, however, and information
Churches lobbied to avoid reveal of property owners before transparency law
Churches – including the Church of Scotland – urged the Scottish Government to make all religious bodies exempt from revealing the owners
Hundreds of foreign property owners stay secret despite new rules
A “loophole” in new legislation means more than half of the offshore entities which own hundreds of Scottish properties including
‘Rotten to the core’: £300m of student housing linked to tax havens
Student accommodation buildings in Scottish cities collectively worth over £300m are directly owned by firms registered in offshore tax havens,
Why does who owns Scottish land and property really matter?
This week we are revealing some of the previously unknown individuals, corporations and global governments who own land and property
Unmasked: The foreign states who bought up Scots property worth millions
The governments of China, Qatar, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates have extensive property portfolios in Scotland collectively worth nearly
Image showing Nicola Sturgeon in police car is False
Nicola Sturgeon’s arrest on Sunday led to a media storm, as Scotland’s most high-profile politician was taken
Pippa Middleton’s family owns Highland estate via offshore tax shelters
The millionaire family of Kate Middleton’s sister owns the 10,000-acre Glen Affric estate in the Highlands via
Revealed: The billionaire Wall Street investor behind a Borders shooting estate
A billionaire Wall Street investor and Tory donor is the beneficial owner of a Borders sporting estate which had its
How we revealed Scotland’s Secret Owners
In 2020, The Ferret calculated that nearly £2.8bn worth of Scottish property was owned by companies based in tax