How an Orban backed populist think tank is stoking Scotland’s culture war Viktor Orbán lost in the most recent elections. But how has he helped fund the academics and think tanks influencing Scotland's populist right?

Orbán is out, but the think tanks, funding and relationships built under his government won’t just disappear overnight.

So we’re making that investigation free to read

Last year, The Ferret followed a story from Scotland to Hungary, tracing how a think tank backed by Viktor Orbán was feeding into culture war debates here.

John Carroll says his nighttime rounds are protecting the community. Critics say his “abhorrent” views on Hitler, the Holocaust and race are incompatible with his adopted role.

www.theferret.scot/self-styled-nightwatchme...

MOURNERS. Read the dress code instructions on funeral invitations very carefully. Sombre, whilst being only 2 letters away from sombrero, is a world apart in tone.

A very happy, strawberry-flavoured birthday to the brilliant @christinamartin.bsky.social, who wrote my favourite Viz letter of all time.

Noticeable driving around 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 this week is how many far right American nutcases (mostly unknown in the US itself) are invited on to UK media to be apologists for their beloved yellow haired make up smeared man child.
Most wouldn’t even get on US 📺 they’re so extreme but met with little pushback.

We are off the cliff, folks 🇺🇸

Withdraw Hillsborough law amendment, urge Liverpool and Manchester mayors Draft creates ‘too broad an opt-out’ for intelligence chiefs to decide what information is released after major incident

Withdraw Hillsborough law amendment, urge Liverpool and Manchester mayors

Draft creates ‘too broad an opt-out’ for intelligence chiefs to decide what information is released after major incident

www.theguardian.com/football/202...

A much-liked post by Germany’s satirical newspaper @der-postillon.com with the titles “Vienna Academy of the Arts offers Trump admission as a student” and the caption “They don’t want to get blamed again“

A joke for the history buffs:

Germany’s satirical newspaper @der-postillon.com titles: “Vienna Academy of the Arts offers Trump admission as a student — They don’t want to get blamed again“

THIS IS HOW TO DO IT

Oh my, le commentaire!

If you don’t want politicians re-writing history for political gain please share this video widely - because the only way to stop that happening is to constantly call out this absolute rubbish with the actual facts. If UK news shows are not up to the job let’s do it ourselves

Every devious plan Donald's ever made in his entire life has turned to shit. He has a gift for always being wrong.

Four years ago the Red Cross placed a refugee with us for emergency housing. He was a young Vietnamese man with nowhere to go, no shelter and no English.
We had other people stay after him but he was lovely, would not take money and looked despairing and exhausted. One week end, a multicultural 1/4

Masked government agents are killing people in the streets, abducting people from their homes in the middle of the night, and arresting those who speak out.

If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?

You need to read up on her and exactly who she represents/supports and is backed by

Due to a very slight demand I’ve made some limited prints of the beautiful frog.
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Anti Fascists are now designated terrorists in the United States.

Anti genocide protestors are now designated terrorists in the UK.

All the decent people are going to end up in jail. How the fuck did we end up here?

BREAKING: The Bank of England has held interest rates at 4%

Trump Spends Entire U.K. Trip Trying To Figure Out Where He Knows Prince Andrew From LONDON—Claiming that he recognized the member of the royal family, but his memory was hazy, President Donald Trump has spent his entire trip to the U.K. trying to figure out where he knows Prince Andr...

Trump Spends Entire U.K. Trip Trying To Figure Out Where He Knows Prince Andrew From

Congratulations to Hillsborough Law Now campaigners - The Well Society The Well Society sends its congratulations to the families of the Hillsborough victims after their courage and tenacity led to the introduction of major legislation in Westminster today. The new […]

The Well Society sends its congratulations to the families of the Hillsborough victims and their fellow campaigners after their courage and tenacity led to the introduction of major legislation in Westminster today. Read more on the group's achievements here thewellsociety.uk/2025/09/16/c...

Wait until you see the Paedo Hunter mob from Glasgow nabbing BNPs Charles Baillie , all the UK force for good flag shaggers will be distancing themselves from him

Still 4 minutes to go 😬

All part of a plan🤷🏻

Underwater close-up of a vibrant serpulid reef in Loch Creran, featuring spiral-shaped marine worms in red, green and white. Text overlay reads: “Ban on salmon farm polluting loch after 273 breaches.” Image credit to Graham Saunders and NatureScot, with The Ferret’s logo faintly visible in the top right corner.

🔴 NEW: A ban on a Norwegian salmon farming company dumping toxic pesticides in a Highland loch following 273 environmental breaches over six months has been strongly defended by the Scottish Government’s green watchdog.

Our latest: theferret.scot/salmo...

I am grateful to Facebook memories for reminding me what a thoroughly good cunt Sinead O'Connor was

They demonized him in life. Now they want to desecrate his legacy to distract from Epstein. Shameless.

Match highlights
Scottish Football summer evening

Wasn’t pretty but eventually got there in Motherwell, Peterhead left back motm