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Row over dog fouling awareness campaign as Renfrewshire Council accused of 'wasting' taxpayers' money

Daily Record 10 Feb 2026
Last year, £30,000 was allocated to resource scheme in budget for 2025/26 – a commitment that has been lambasted by a politician ... .
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SNP spent more than £1m of taxpayer money on defending gender self-ID

The Daily Telegraph 10 Feb 2026
The SNP has spent more than £1m of taxpayers’ money on failed legal cases arguing that biologically male trans people should be defined as women.
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Labour to spend �650,000 of taxpayers' money for civil servants to go on countryside field ...

The Daily Mail 08 Feb 2026
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has signed a four-year contract to address the gaps in knowledge around rural life ....
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Mayor Williams should stop wasting taxpayer money | PennLive letters

Penn Live 08 Feb 2026
... do the job you were elected to do instead of wasting taxpayer money filing lawsuits against city council who are just trying to do their job.
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San Francisco sued over reparations fund alleging unlawful use of taxpayer money

Fox News 07 Feb 2026
San Francisco is being sued over its reparations fund on grounds that its taxpayer money is being \ .
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John Swinney slammed for spending taxpayers money on canvas prints of himself

Daily Record 07 Feb 2026
The photo prints showed him delivering speeches and visiting various establishments like schools and farms ... .
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Public records refusals cost taxpayers money, time, transparency

TDT News 01 Feb 2026
Officials in Temple and Salado have sent multiple Temple Daily Telegram public records requests to the Texas Office of the Attorney General for review, costing taxpayers time and money while limiting government transparency ....
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Ohio woman used taxpayer money for training to buy a cruise, report says

Times Reporter 30 Jan 2026
Instead of using taxpayer money to train employees on new technology, a Cleveland-area woman went on a cruise and shopping spree, according to a new Ohio Inspector General report.
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Why does Octopus’s tech ‘powerhouse’ need £25m of taxpayer money?

The Daily Telegraph 30 Jan 2026
why does it need public money at all? ... why taxpayers are racking up losses on British start-ups Read more ... Yet it is not clear whether it delivers value for money for the taxpayer or any meaningful strategic benefit for the country.
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Sports stadium deals hand even more taxpayer money to billionaires

TimesDaily 24 Jan 2026
[pull quote] “What happened in Kansas is exactly ...
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