22 h. ago Hundreds of Scottish civil servants avoid paying higher income tax by living elsewhere

Conservative MSP Jamie Greene said the figures should be ‘a source of embarrassment’

Economics

35 h. ago Hundreds of Scottish Government civil servants dodge SNP's 'harsh' tax regime

The Scottish Government has confirmed 241 of its employees do not pay the Scottish rate of income tax because their main residence is not in Scotland.

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6 d. ago Evidence of misuse prompts major Whitehall review of procurement cards

Permanent secretaries have been ordered to assess the allocation of procurement cards to staff and start disciplinary action if misuse is found.

Events

6 d. ago Labour launches crackdown on Government credit cards amid fears civil servants are 'taking the p***' with spending on lavish meals, 'escape rooms' and crystal glasses

Cat Little, the top official at the Cabinet Office, has written to the bosses of all Whitehall departments to demand they rapidly review their outgoings.

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1 week ago Victims of hundreds of prisoners released early in Scotland can check if they are affected

The charity Victim Support Scotland and the Scottish Prison Service have jointly urged victims of crime to if they will be affected by a prisoner release.

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2 w. ago Prisoners in Scotland to be released today as hundreds to be freed early over next 6 weeks

Prisoners are set to be released as early as today as First Minister John Swinney looks to free up space in the prison system.

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2 w. ago Senior civil servant takes job with a top consultancy firm for which he approved millions of pounds of government contracts

Sir Alex Chisholm, who was the second most senior civil servant in the country, has become a senior adviser at Boston Consulting Group (BCG).

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2 w. ago The US led the charge against global corruption. Now Trump is clearing the way for kleptocrats | Oliver Bullough

Britain used to solicit money that the US would not touch – but with oligarchs and fraudsters on the rise, it must now uphold the lawFive decades ago, the United States was in turmoil. A long and unpopular war was ending in defeat; inflation was high; and American politicians were accused of high-handed and illegal behaviour.If all this sounds remarkably similar to the last few years, that’s because it is. But the mid-1970s was different in one crucial respect: how the US responded to it, and particularly how it responded to corruption. Major corporations had been giving bribes to win contracts in South Korea, Italy and Saudi Arabia; US politicians were appalled – and they acted to uphold values other than money.Oliver Bullough is the author of Butler to the World: How Britain Became the Servant of Tycoons, Tax Dodgers, Kleptocrats and Criminals, and Moneyland: Why Thieves and Crooks Now Rule the World and How to Take It Back Continue reading...

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