Tag: taxpayer scotland

Scottish police criticised for spending £600,000 on foreign travel

Scottish News

Guest - May 16, 2013

SCOTTISH police have been criticised for spending almost £600,000 on foreign travel over the past four years. A single visit to Thailand cost taxpayers £26,000 –...

Police bosses “obscene” £1million pay-off

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - February 17, 2013

POLITICIANS and tax campaigners have hit out at “obscene” Government plans for a £1million ‘golden goodbye’ to police bosses. Scottish ministers have agreed to reward...

Councils spend more on paper despite expensive iPads

Scottish News

Guest - October 17, 2012

TWO Scottish councils who lavished their top bosses with brand new iPads have failed to cut down on printing costs as planned. Local authorities in...

Black-out on private Holyrood bar

Scottish News

Guest - September 4, 2012

By Neil Pooran MSPs have banned pictures of their luxurious new £125,000 bar at Holyrood. The swanky watering hole - called the Queensberry House Lounge -...

Councils demand birth certificates to prove need for bigger wheelie bin

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - March 4, 2012

SCOTS councils are demanding that families requesting bigger wheelie bins hand over birth certificates to prove they aren’t lying about the number of children...