Why are Scottish wind farms paid billions to switch off?
Despite Scotland’s booming wind sector, turbines are still routinely paid not to spin. The Ferret unpacks why this happens, what makes it so costly, and what it means for your bills.
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Royal Mail accused of ‘disregarding’ staff safety as workers reveal Covid-19 fears
Royal Mail has been accused of having “disregarded the health and wellbeing of staff ” and putting their lives at risk
FFS explains: Scotland’s educational attainment gap
The educational attainment gap in Scotland has been one of the biggest challenges for the current Scottish Government. Unions and
Claim Rishi Sunak is responsible for £500 NHS staff bonus is False
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced that the Scottish Government will provide all health and social care workers in Scotland
SNP diversity drive was ‘window dressing’, say party insiders
A major SNP drive to increase diversity amongst its MSPs has been accused by party insiders of being “window dressing”
Claim 40 per cent of Scottish Labour members support independence is Unsupported
[sc name=”FFS”] The Labour Party’s future position on a Scottish independence referendum has been called into question after
Claim Sturgeon signed ‘once in a generation’ indyref agreement is Mostly False
The Scottish Conservatives have a new leader, Douglas Ross, who has promised to “leave the old divisions” of nationalism in
How has polling changed on Scottish independence since 2014?
In the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, the No campaign won by 55 per cent to 45. In the five years
SNP’s mental health spokesperson voted against move to limit abortion clinic protests
Women’s organisations have raised concerns after the SNP’s spokesperson at Westminster on mental health voted against a motion
‘Families are drowning’: urgent calls made for child maintenance payments to be enforced
The UK government must step in to prevent single parent families “drowning in poverty” because their child maintenance payments have
MSPs call on social media firms to crack down on coronavirus misinfo
Social media companies are being asked to ensure their platforms are not used to spread Covid-19 misinformation after The Ferret
Claim blue passports are made abroad and cannot be imported to UK is Mostly False
One of the recurring debates about Brexit in recent years has been over UK passports, and specifically what colour they
Scottish and UK governments have no records on commercial peat digging
The Scottish and UK governments have no idea how much peat has been dug from the ground for commercial purposes