SNP - From Competence to Incompetence

SNP Ministers are getting a well deserved pasting over their astonishing admission that they can't produce vital documents regarding the £240 million Ferguson Marine 'ghost ferries' contract.

Scotland's Auditor General, Stephen Boyle, is also very critical - he says poor record keeping is endemic and prevents the independent public spending watchdog (Audit Scotland) from tracking how public money is spent across a range of services including the NHS, education and social care.

A damning verdict.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-times-view-on-criticism-of-the-scottish-governments-record-keeping-mind-the-gap-vtxd3p768


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