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We’re delighted to announce that our reporters have been shortlisted for journalists of the year by the Wincott Foundation in the nations and regions category
https://wincott.co.uk/wincott-shortlists-winners-to-be-announced-at-awards-lunch-on-may-21/
Wincott shortlists – winners to be announced at awards lunch on May 21 - Wincott

The Wincott Foundation received almost 150 entries for its 2025 awards with a host of great videos and podcasts, detailed written investigations, and data analysis. The entries covered all aof 2025's biggest thems with subjects ranging from bond vigilantes and broken Britain to the Epstein files, Trump's tariffs, chinese chipmaking, the AI boom and crypto

Wincott - Financial Awards
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The awards recognise outstanding business, economic and financial journalism, with a focus on deep, original reporting. Our nomination is based on investigations from our Money Trail series, which investigates the financial flows impacting Scotland
https://www.theferret.scot/tag/the-money-trail/
The Money Trail - The Ferret

From dark money, to Scottish Limited Partnerships, to the secretive ownership of land, The Money Trail investigates the financial flows impacting Scotland. We follow the money passing in and out of our country and scrutinise the individuals and companies behind it.

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One exposed the Scottish and UK property portfolio of a Russian oligarch praised by Vladimir Putin, which he amassed under the veil of secretive offshore trusts
https://www.theferret.scot/russian-oligarch-paisley/
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 is a “shocking indictment” of the UK’s “dirty money” defences.

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Another probe unveiled how SLPs – a type of Scottish company – are still used to aid illicit financial activities around the world, including a £770m international money laundering operation co-run by the self-described “King of Fraud”
https://www.theferret.scot/muirhouse-slp-and-the-king-of-fraud/
Muirhouse, SLPs and the King of Fraud

“He works on the night shift and is probably asleep,” says an elderly woman as she walks past us and opens the door to her ground floor flat. She’s referring to her neighbour across the landing whose front door has empty beer bottles outside, and a large bag of

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Our third investigation revealed that politicians, billionaires, the King and offshore tax haven firms were among the top beneficiaries of public forestry subsidies, raking in tens of millions of pounds
https://www.theferret.scot/politicians-billionaires-offshore-forestry-handouts/
Revealed: Politicians, billionaires and offshore firms’ taxpayer forestry handouts

The King, J.K. Rowling, billionaires and politicians are among those who have been given tens of millions of pounds of taxpayer forestry subsidies, The Ferret can reveal, prompting claims that wealthy landowners are prioritised over rural communities. Nearly 2,000 recipients, including estates, investment firms and timber giants, were

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@theferret great thread of work, thank you!