2026-05-12 09:45 UTC
@simon_brooke@mastodon.scot I'm not sure there's anything directly conspiratorial but yeah...if you appoint bankers, you get banker policies.
We argued for a Stakeholder Council that would have a guiding hand in the bank's direction, but ScotGov insisted on firewalling so it reports only to Ministers, not the bank itself.
Ministers could be taking much more control including in its Missions but appear either disinterested (c.f. Crown Estate and ScotWind) or, worse, things are proceeding as they like it.
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@simon_brooke@mastodon.scot 2026-05-12 09:50
@thecommongreen@mastodon.scot #ScotWind has been one of the major scandals of the last decade, far worse than the #ferries which the media have made so much fuss about; but no one had been made to carry responsibility for it. This looks similar, if not on the same scale. There is clear malfeasance here. Someone is not acting in the public interest, who should be doing so. Whether it's bankers or ministers, someone needs to be made to answer for it. #ScotPol