Jamie Mann
@jamiermann.bsky.social
Investigative Journalist at The Ferret (@theferret.scot) – Scotland's investigative journalism platform.
Mostly digging into finance (especially illicit & political), land use and ownership, and extremism.
https://theferret.scot/writer/jamiemann/
Mostly digging into finance (especially illicit & political), land use and ownership, and extremism.
https://theferret.scot/writer/jamiemann/
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The day after Palestine's ambassador urged SNP delegates to "isolate companies that profit from occupation, John Swinney had breakfast with Airbnb's lobbyist.
Airbnb is on the UN database of firms profiting from illegal settlements.
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Airbnb is on the UN database of firms profiting from illegal settlements.
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December 17, 2025 at 7:58 AM
The day after Palestine's ambassador urged SNP delegates to "isolate companies that profit from occupation, John Swinney had breakfast with Airbnb's lobbyist.
Airbnb is on the UN database of firms profiting from illegal settlements.
shorturl.at/p67Yt
Airbnb is on the UN database of firms profiting from illegal settlements.
shorturl.at/p67Yt
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In the West Bank village of Umm al-Khair, 24-year-old Hanady Hathaleen is raising three children alone after her husband Awdah was shot dead in settler violence. Now the family faces demolition orders on their home
www.theferret.scot/a...
www.theferret.scot/a...
December 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
In the West Bank village of Umm al-Khair, 24-year-old Hanady Hathaleen is raising three children alone after her husband Awdah was shot dead in settler violence. Now the family faces demolition orders on their home
www.theferret.scot/a...
www.theferret.scot/a...
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🔴NEW: A body which sets environmental and welfare standards for fish farms took wholesale buyers to a Scottish salmon farm which broke its rules for 11 consecutive weeks.
Our latest investigation: www.theferret.scot/a...
Our latest investigation: www.theferret.scot/a...
December 14, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🔴NEW: A body which sets environmental and welfare standards for fish farms took wholesale buyers to a Scottish salmon farm which broke its rules for 11 consecutive weeks.
Our latest investigation: www.theferret.scot/a...
Our latest investigation: www.theferret.scot/a...
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Introducing De-Noiser. A new fortnightly series from The Ferret.
We take the issues everyone talks about and look at what's been missed. No spin. Just clarity.
The latest: Why are Scottish wind farms paid billions to switch off?
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We take the issues everyone talks about and look at what's been missed. No spin. Just clarity.
The latest: Why are Scottish wind farms paid billions to switch off?
bit.ly/4pTql1Z
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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December 11, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Introducing De-Noiser. A new fortnightly series from The Ferret.
We take the issues everyone talks about and look at what's been missed. No spin. Just clarity.
The latest: Why are Scottish wind farms paid billions to switch off?
bit.ly/4pTql1Z
We take the issues everyone talks about and look at what's been missed. No spin. Just clarity.
The latest: Why are Scottish wind farms paid billions to switch off?
bit.ly/4pTql1Z
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💨🍃 Scotland has more wind turbines than ever, but they are often paid not to spin. Those payments are expensive - they've cost the UK more than £1.3bn in 2025.
What is going on? As part of our new De-noiser series, we've been taking a look: www.theferret.scot/w...
What is going on? As part of our new De-noiser series, we've been taking a look: www.theferret.scot/w...
December 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
💨🍃 Scotland has more wind turbines than ever, but they are often paid not to spin. Those payments are expensive - they've cost the UK more than £1.3bn in 2025.
What is going on? As part of our new De-noiser series, we've been taking a look: www.theferret.scot/w...
What is going on? As part of our new De-noiser series, we've been taking a look: www.theferret.scot/w...
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December 5, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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“There is no other way to put it. They were trying to rip a food bank off”
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December 4, 2025 at 6:29 PM
“There is no other way to put it. They were trying to rip a food bank off”
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bit.ly/4rz8SNY
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🔴NEW: The Lochaber food bank in Fort William claims energy multinational SSE tried to "rip them off". After a year of fighting – and questions from The Ferret – SSE has promised to re-issue the correct bill…but it is still unresolved. www.theferret.scot/f...
December 4, 2025 at 9:10 AM
🔴NEW: The Lochaber food bank in Fort William claims energy multinational SSE tried to "rip them off". After a year of fighting – and questions from The Ferret – SSE has promised to re-issue the correct bill…but it is still unresolved. www.theferret.scot/f...
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So the Daily Mail owner's wife has just given £50,000 to Nigel Farage's Reform UK
December 4, 2025 at 9:30 AM
So the Daily Mail owner's wife has just given £50,000 to Nigel Farage's Reform UK
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From Falkirk to Aberdeen, Dundee to Inverness. Far right groups are attending anti-asylum protests across Scotland.
We spent three months investigating. People doxxed, attacked, threatened. And communities standing firm.
Our first monthly long read.
bit.ly/ferret-long-...
We spent three months investigating. People doxxed, attacked, threatened. And communities standing firm.
Our first monthly long read.
bit.ly/ferret-long-...
December 1, 2025 at 8:19 AM
From Falkirk to Aberdeen, Dundee to Inverness. Far right groups are attending anti-asylum protests across Scotland.
We spent three months investigating. People doxxed, attacked, threatened. And communities standing firm.
Our first monthly long read.
bit.ly/ferret-long-...
We spent three months investigating. People doxxed, attacked, threatened. And communities standing firm.
Our first monthly long read.
bit.ly/ferret-long-...
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🔴 Is there a link between migration and crime?
In the first deep dive of The Ferret's new De-noiser series, we took a look at the evidence.
www.theferret.scot/i...
In the first deep dive of The Ferret's new De-noiser series, we took a look at the evidence.
www.theferret.scot/i...
November 26, 2025 at 2:27 PM
🔴 Is there a link between migration and crime?
In the first deep dive of The Ferret's new De-noiser series, we took a look at the evidence.
www.theferret.scot/i...
In the first deep dive of The Ferret's new De-noiser series, we took a look at the evidence.
www.theferret.scot/i...
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🆕 REPORT 🆕
As leaders meet for the Joint Ministerial Council today, our new analysis shows the UK's offshore financial centres are not delivering on corporate transparency commitments.
Behind the promises, very little has changed.
Find out more ⤵️
www.transparency.org.uk/publications...
As leaders meet for the Joint Ministerial Council today, our new analysis shows the UK's offshore financial centres are not delivering on corporate transparency commitments.
Behind the promises, very little has changed.
Find out more ⤵️
www.transparency.org.uk/publications...
November 26, 2025 at 9:56 AM
🆕 REPORT 🆕
As leaders meet for the Joint Ministerial Council today, our new analysis shows the UK's offshore financial centres are not delivering on corporate transparency commitments.
Behind the promises, very little has changed.
Find out more ⤵️
www.transparency.org.uk/publications...
As leaders meet for the Joint Ministerial Council today, our new analysis shows the UK's offshore financial centres are not delivering on corporate transparency commitments.
Behind the promises, very little has changed.
Find out more ⤵️
www.transparency.org.uk/publications...
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Far-right misinformation - tolerated, encouraged or even monetised by some social media outlets - has now arrived at Scottish school gates.
www.thetimes.com/article/bf7c...
www.thetimes.com/article/bf7c...
Mothers trying to learn English face demonstration outside school
The protest follows a campaign by YouTube influencers against schools offering migrant parents lessons to improve their language skills
www.thetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Far-right misinformation - tolerated, encouraged or even monetised by some social media outlets - has now arrived at Scottish school gates.
www.thetimes.com/article/bf7c...
www.thetimes.com/article/bf7c...
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🔴 NEW: Emails reveal that naval chiefs piled pressure on environment watchdog to hide details of radioactive contamination on the Clyde.
Our latest: www.theferret.scot/navy-try-keep-nuclear-pollution-secret/
Our latest: www.theferret.scot/navy-try-keep-nuclear-pollution-secret/
November 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🔴 NEW: Emails reveal that naval chiefs piled pressure on environment watchdog to hide details of radioactive contamination on the Clyde.
Our latest: www.theferret.scot/navy-try-keep-nuclear-pollution-secret/
Our latest: www.theferret.scot/navy-try-keep-nuclear-pollution-secret/
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💥 IMPACT: The UK Government has publicly announced sites in Scotland are being considered for new munitions factories, just a day after we revealed secret details of the plan.
www.theferret.scot/mod-potential-scottish-bomb-sites/
www.theferret.scot/mod-potential-scottish-bomb-sites/
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
💥 IMPACT: The UK Government has publicly announced sites in Scotland are being considered for new munitions factories, just a day after we revealed secret details of the plan.
www.theferret.scot/mod-potential-scottish-bomb-sites/
www.theferret.scot/mod-potential-scottish-bomb-sites/
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🔴 EXCLUSIVE: The Ministry of Defence has apologised after it accidentally leaked secret documents to The Ferret revealing it was considering Grangemouth and other sites across the UK for new arms factories.
Read the full story: bit.ly/4i5MZSg
Read the full story: bit.ly/4i5MZSg
November 18, 2025 at 7:05 AM
🔴 EXCLUSIVE: The Ministry of Defence has apologised after it accidentally leaked secret documents to The Ferret revealing it was considering Grangemouth and other sites across the UK for new arms factories.
Read the full story: bit.ly/4i5MZSg
Read the full story: bit.ly/4i5MZSg
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💥 Spotlight's Helen Taylor is quoted in this jaw-dropping expose by @theferret.scot's @jamiermann.bsky.social. She says: “The fact that a Kremlin-decorated oligarch stills holds significant property interests in the UK is a shocking indictment of the many gaps in our defences against dirty money”.
From Moscow to Paisley: How a blacklisted Russian oligarch secretly invested in Scottish car parks
A Russian oligarch praised by Vladimir Putin has amassed a UK property portfolio under the veil of secretive offshore trusts, The Ferret can reveal. Anti-corruption campaigners say our investigation i...
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November 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
💥 Spotlight's Helen Taylor is quoted in this jaw-dropping expose by @theferret.scot's @jamiermann.bsky.social. She says: “The fact that a Kremlin-decorated oligarch stills holds significant property interests in the UK is a shocking indictment of the many gaps in our defences against dirty money”.
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Scottish firm faces ban on Russian gas operations
www.scotsman.com/news/scottis...
www.scotsman.com/news/scottis...
Scottish firm faces ban on Russian gas operations
Campaigners welcome step but express reservations over pace of action
www.scotsman.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Scottish firm faces ban on Russian gas operations
www.scotsman.com/news/scottis...
www.scotsman.com/news/scottis...
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Excellent reporting from @jamiermann.bsky.social for @theferret.scot showcasing avoidance of land ownership transparency in Scotland and why the RCI should be used to tackle corruption risks www.thenational.scot/news/2562485...
Leaked files expose Putin ally’s hidden stake in Paisley car parks
IN an abandoned Paisley car park, weeds and saplings have forced their way through the weathered tarmac
www.thenational.scot
November 16, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Excellent reporting from @jamiermann.bsky.social for @theferret.scot showcasing avoidance of land ownership transparency in Scotland and why the RCI should be used to tackle corruption risks www.thenational.scot/news/2562485...
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🔴 NEW: A Russian oligarch praised by Vladimir Putin has amassed a property portfolio in the UK under the veil of secretive offshore trusts.
Anti-corruption campaigners say our investigation is a “shocking indictment” of the UK’s “dirty money” defences
www.theferret.scot/r...
Anti-corruption campaigners say our investigation is a “shocking indictment” of the UK’s “dirty money” defences
www.theferret.scot/r...
November 16, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🔴 NEW: A Russian oligarch praised by Vladimir Putin has amassed a property portfolio in the UK under the veil of secretive offshore trusts.
Anti-corruption campaigners say our investigation is a “shocking indictment” of the UK’s “dirty money” defences
www.theferret.scot/r...
Anti-corruption campaigners say our investigation is a “shocking indictment” of the UK’s “dirty money” defences
www.theferret.scot/r...
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Our journalism changes things.
For 10 years, we've held power to account in Scotland. Today: our fresh new look.
Same mission. Still digging.
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Join us tonight at Drygate Glasgow, 7:30pm 🎉
For 10 years, we've held power to account in Scotland. Today: our fresh new look.
Same mission. Still digging.
Explore: theferret.scot
Join us tonight at Drygate Glasgow, 7:30pm 🎉
November 13, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Our journalism changes things.
For 10 years, we've held power to account in Scotland. Today: our fresh new look.
Same mission. Still digging.
Explore: theferret.scot
Join us tonight at Drygate Glasgow, 7:30pm 🎉
For 10 years, we've held power to account in Scotland. Today: our fresh new look.
Same mission. Still digging.
Explore: theferret.scot
Join us tonight at Drygate Glasgow, 7:30pm 🎉
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The Ferret's 10th birthday party! 🎉
Thursday 13 Nov, Drygate Glasgow.
Ray Aggs (Sacred Paws), ceilidh, DJ set, cake, raffle.
Celebrating a decade of journalism that changes things + launching our new look.
Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-ferret...
Thursday 13 Nov, Drygate Glasgow.
Ray Aggs (Sacred Paws), ceilidh, DJ set, cake, raffle.
Celebrating a decade of journalism that changes things + launching our new look.
Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-ferret...
November 12, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The Ferret's 10th birthday party! 🎉
Thursday 13 Nov, Drygate Glasgow.
Ray Aggs (Sacred Paws), ceilidh, DJ set, cake, raffle.
Celebrating a decade of journalism that changes things + launching our new look.
Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-ferret...
Thursday 13 Nov, Drygate Glasgow.
Ray Aggs (Sacred Paws), ceilidh, DJ set, cake, raffle.
Celebrating a decade of journalism that changes things + launching our new look.
Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-ferret...
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Nearly 300 protected areas are being damaged or put at risk by Scotland’s rampant deer population, including breeding grounds for capercaillie – a bird facing extinction, The Ferret can reveal. theferret.scot/nearl...
November 9, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Nearly 300 protected areas are being damaged or put at risk by Scotland’s rampant deer population, including breeding grounds for capercaillie – a bird facing extinction, The Ferret can reveal. theferret.scot/nearl...
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Inside story of the very close links between Nathan Gill, the former UKIP MEP who has pleaded guilty to accepting bribes to push pro-Putin propaganda, and his former political master Nigel Farage
Ex UKIP sources say Gill was very much Farage’s ”enforcer” and “right-hand man”.
Ex UKIP sources say Gill was very much Farage’s ”enforcer” and “right-hand man”.
Reform UK, the Russian spy and rolls of Kremlin cash: the inside story of Nathan Gill
How did a former Mormon bishop end up pleading guilty to taking bribes to make statements in favour of Russia in the European parliament?
www.theguardian.com
November 2, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Inside story of the very close links between Nathan Gill, the former UKIP MEP who has pleaded guilty to accepting bribes to push pro-Putin propaganda, and his former political master Nigel Farage
Ex UKIP sources say Gill was very much Farage’s ”enforcer” and “right-hand man”.
Ex UKIP sources say Gill was very much Farage’s ”enforcer” and “right-hand man”.
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China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show
Sheffield Hallam University apologises to Professor Laura Murphy for restricting her academic freedom.
www.bbc.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:47 AM
China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...