By cuckooshoe
The SNP proposed a Scottish Futures Trust in their 2007 election manifesto. The Scottish Government owns the SFT which they established in 2008. It is an independent, arms-length company that works with the public and private sectors to maximize the benefits of infrastructure projects.
“To further demonstrate the impact of our work, we produced this website with our ten outcomes detailed below.
Within each of the outcomes, we have listed a number of facts and figures that reflect the quantitative impact our work is having.
And across the ten outcomes, we have added 23 more case studies (on top of the 101 from the previous three years) that reflect the difference being made from the many different infrastructure projects and programmes we lead on and manage across Scotland.
By clicking on any of the ten outcome icons below, case studies will appear that not only meet one or more of our outcomes, but also deliver on our corporate priorities.
An assurance report on this work was carried out by RSM UK, an audit, tax, and consulting adviser.”
For example, by clicking on Tile 7 you find out
“Public asset condition and performance is improved through more effective whole-estate management and maintenance
During 2023/24:
- Over 98,000 children are now benefiting from new learning environments and over 10,000 people are benefiting from new affordable homes, as a result of infrastructure investment programmes involving SFT.
- Our Operational Contract Management team provides commercial and technical support to the public sector in the management of their Public Private Partnership (PPP) estate and this year has continued to work closely with public bodies on PPP ‘handback’ guidance and preparation for the 26 PPP contracts expected to expire over the next nine years.
- Since the publication of this year’s updated New Frontiers for Smarter Working – 2023 and Beyond guidance, many organisations have taken on the report’s recommendations with the Asset Strategy Team providing specialist advice around how hybrid working can support organisations and the services they deliver.
The impact of our work alongside that of our partners in this area, is further illustrated through this selection of case studies.”
Clicking on one of the numerous case studies takes you to a two-page info pdf.
Talking-up Scotland 'Albatraz' 
Lots of news we won’t be hearing about at all as the culture secretary is considering the licence fee and how outdated it is.
Subscription the most likely option.
Hahaha, where are your Labour friends now, Beeb?
“Change” indeed.
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I wouldn’t bet too much on what you perceive might happen as result of a subscription setup – I’ve said it many times before, BBC Scotland is too valuable a propaganda resource to the ‘State’, not least in controlling the “trending stories” for the rest of the media in Scotland and beyond – I’m in the “beyond” and see what the rest of the world sees, and it’s far removed from what you see back at home.
The BBC hasn’t washed it’s own financial face since the beginning despite pretensions to the contrary – Subscription is merely a rebranding exercise a la ‘Sellafield”… One might call it “Chump-Change”…
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well what *might* happen is that people stop paying for something they don’t have to.
This dilutes their spending power and they have to roll back on the programming out in the colonies.
Labour may just inadvertently put in motion an end to the BBC as it currently exists.
They may be happy to downgrade the propaganda through the BBC because the Labour party in Scotland don’t actually give anything to work with.
Of course, you need the Scottish voters to wake up and see what’s actually happening in our country.
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Again, several posts late. I am sure I heard on some radio programme that b@st@rd Starmer, or one of his minions state that they were considering funding the sickeningly called ‘BBC’ (please do not search for this on modern search engines – you will get a rude awakening) through general taxation.
Basically, you do not want to use the service, but you still pay.
Sickening.
Indepedant.
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