Maree Todd admits SNP Government spends about £1m a month on botched care plans

Maree Todd admits SNP Government spends about £1m a month on botched care plans

The Scottish Government already spent £35m on failed proposals to create a National Care Service with civil servants still working on tweaked plans, despite MSPs rejecting it.

Audit Scotland: Communities face growing expectation gap

Mounting pressures from inflation, increasing costs and demand are exceeding the Scottish Government’s additional investment in Scotland’s councils. In 2025/26 councils received over £15 billion in government funding, with more money set to be raised from council tax and charges for some services. With communities paying more for services, their expectations are increasing. In its latest assessment of local government finances, the Accounts Comm…