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 Claim that 30 per cent of children in the UK are born into poverty is True The birth of a royal baby prompts very different reactions from supporters and opponents of the Monarchy. After Buckingham Palace Ferret Journalists May 2, 2018
Politics and power Fact check: Scottish Labour’s party political broadcast Scottish Labour’s latest party political broadcast has been released, setting out the party’s vision for Scotland. [sc name= Ferret Journalists Feb 16, 2018
Politics and power SNP claim of 2500% increase in child food bank use is Mostly True The use of food banks has become a political issue in recent years, and has grown in prominence since the Ferret Journalists Jul 23, 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