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Scottish private schools emerge from Covid £12.3m richer
Scotland’s leading independent schools were worth £12.3m more in 2021 than they were the previous year, despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Glasgow’s foster carers accuse council officials of breaking budget promises
A trade union representing foster carers in Glasgow will this week submit a collective complaint to the city council, accusing the body of failing to keep promises voted for in its last budget.
More than £1bn awarded to private firms by councils
Scottish councils have awarded contracts worth more than £1bn to private companies since 2015, The Ferret can reveal.
Future ‘bleak’ as council data reveals neighbourhood cutbacks
Future 'bleak', as council data reveals neighbourhood cutbacks.
Scottish councils pay ‘eye-watering’ sums of interest to UK treasury
'Eye-watering' interest payments on borrowing from the UK treasury are further squeezing council budgets, campaigners have argued.
Council contracts with debt collectors worth up to £20m
Local authorities have been accused of issuing “escalating threats” to people behind on their council tax, after The Ferret found they have contracts worth up to £20m with debt collectors.
Half of Scots councils are ‘mismanaging’ community funds
The value of common good funds created to benefit local communities has plummeted by nearly £8m in four years.
Scottish firms linked to gas tycoon sanctioned over Russia
Dozens of firms registered at an Edinburgh address involve a man sanctioned by the United Nations who is linked to a gas tycoon blacklisted by the UK Government for aiding Russia’s occupation of Ukraine.