Revealed: Deer management cost public purse at least £135m in a decade
Deer overpopulation in many parts of Scotland is harming the environment. Attempts to tackle the longstanding issue are costing taxpayers tens of millions of pounds.
Private finance schemes embraced by successive governments have left Scottish taxpayers having to foot a £40 billion bill to build
Scottish Government private finance schemes to build public projects are secretive, give too much power to companies outwith Scotland and
Private finance schemes to fund roads and hospitals have blasted a £932 million hole in the Scottish Government’s budget