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 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
Politics and power More than £1bn awarded to private firms by councils Scottish councils have awarded contracts worth more than £1bn to private companies since 2015, The Ferret can reveal. The firms Petra Matijevic, Billy Briggs Jul 1, 2022
