Letter to Glenrothes Gazette

Dear Sir,

The Scottish Executive has spent £255 million subsidising private firms over the past four years, including companies here in Glenrothes. The track record of some of the firms has not been good - taking the grants, from the taxpayers, then leaving a trail of destruction in their wake as they up sticks and leave. We are constantly told there is no money for public services such as free school meals or free prescription charges yet the Executive throws money at these companies then barely bats an eyelid when they throw people on the dole, as recently happened with Simclar.
We need to get more for our money, by using it to develop publicly owned companies or at least having more stringent measures to ensure these grants aren't abused.

Yours,
Lorna Bett
Scottish Socialist Party regional candidate for Mid Scotland & Fife