Public Money Well Spent?
Yet another senior official has left office early - with a big pay off from the public purse.
The lucky person this time is tourism quango boss Philip Riddle - former chief executive of VisitScotland - who walks away with almost £250,000 - having been effectively removed from his job five months ago.
As ever, the details are shrouded in mystery - so it's not clear why VisitScotland has played so fast and loose with all this public money.
But one thing's for sure - Home Carers, Cooks, Classroom Assistants and Clerical Workers - don't get this kind of special treatment.
So, why do different rules apply to those at the top of the food chain? - while those at the bottom have to make and mend - the same generous arrangements never seem to apply.
For all I know, Philip Riddle could have been badly treated in the end by VisitScotland - he had been its chief executive for nine years apparently.
Yet he still receives £127,000 as a tax free lump sum - plus another £113,000 to top up his pension pot becaue he is suddenly retiring early.
But whatever the truth is - the public purse always seems to be there to bail these organisations out - for their own mistakes.
The lucky person this time is tourism quango boss Philip Riddle - former chief executive of VisitScotland - who walks away with almost £250,000 - having been effectively removed from his job five months ago.
As ever, the details are shrouded in mystery - so it's not clear why VisitScotland has played so fast and loose with all this public money.
But one thing's for sure - Home Carers, Cooks, Classroom Assistants and Clerical Workers - don't get this kind of special treatment.
So, why do different rules apply to those at the top of the food chain? - while those at the bottom have to make and mend - the same generous arrangements never seem to apply.
For all I know, Philip Riddle could have been badly treated in the end by VisitScotland - he had been its chief executive for nine years apparently.
Yet he still receives £127,000 as a tax free lump sum - plus another £113,000 to top up his pension pot becaue he is suddenly retiring early.
But whatever the truth is - the public purse always seems to be there to bail these organisations out - for their own mistakes.
