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

Luxury hotels and dinner dates: A Ferret guide to lobbying

High end dinners are a fraction of over 29,000 lobbying meetings in the last parliamentary term. But campaigners argue that because the lobbying spend is not declared, their significance is underplayed.

Karin Goodwin May 5, 2026

Sainsbury's

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Climate and the Environment

Podcast: how green is COP26’s supermarket sponsor?

Why is a supermarket sponsoring vital climate talks? And just how green is it? The Ferret has reported on the

Richard Baynes, Donald Campbell, Hugh Whittle Nov 3, 2021

Climate and the Environment

COP26 sponsors cause 350m tonnes of climate pollution

The 11 companies selected as “principal partners” of the COP26 climate summit caused more greenhouse gas pollution globally in 2020

Paul Dobson, Hugh Whittle Oct 26, 2021

Politics and power

Scots vulnerable to Covid-19 struggle to get home deliveries

Scots vulnerable to the coronavirus are struggling to access vital home delivery services because the Scottish Government has failed to

Jamie Mann, Ally Tibbitt Apr 9, 2020