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
Society Increase allowance for asylum seekers, charities tell UK government A charity in Glasgow that counsels torture survivors is among 60 organisations who have written to the UK government calling Billy Briggs Apr 10, 2020
Fact Checks Priti Patel’s claim on number of EU citizens given settled status is False The UK’s post-Brexit immigration system is starting to take shape, with a new points-based approach and the end to Ferret Journalists Mar 6, 2020
Politics and power Fact check: Immigration claims on BBC Question Time The UK government has announced its new ‘points-based’ immigration system which will come into force in 2021 after the Brexit Alastair Brian Mar 2, 2020
Human rights Hundreds of thousands Yemeni children face starvation Harrowing images of skeletal children have revealed the horror of Yemen’s humanitarian crisis with an estimated 370,000 children Billy Briggs Sep 29, 2016