The Scottish Government has been accused of allowing millions of pounds to be wasted during the battle to bring down drug deaths
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This, they claim, led to a lack of criticism within the drug field – amounting to a “placebo policy”. “The announcement of a task force allowed the Scottish Government to avoid tackling the ‘wicked problem’ of intergenerational deprivation as a risk factor for drug-related death and a considerable policy trap.”
Top news stories today He stood down the following year and the task force disbanded last year amid claims it was moving too slowly. Matheson and her deputy, former deputy chief constable Neil Richardson, resigned after being told to speed up.
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