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The Pepsi Challenge
24-Mar-09, 15:18
Found this on another forum. Sincerely hope it's not true - there's lots of people in the highlands who depend upon receiving good money from HIE. :(


"Allegations of dirty deeds at HIE, a major supporter of culture n' stuff up north.

"The chairman of Highlands and Islands Enterprise has been asked to clarify why the public body has awarded lucrative contracts to a firm he runs. "

<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7958734.stm

"William Roe, who is the chairman of Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and of Skills Development Scotland, is also the chairman of Edinburgh-based company Rocket Science UK Ltd. He helped found the consultancy business in 2001.

The two quangos have handed out at least £200,000 to the firm, while HIE also approved £212,600 to another business that had Roe as a director."

<http://www.sundayherald.com/mostpopular.var.2497072.0.quangos_boss_hit_by_fund ing_row.php> "

teenybash
24-Mar-09, 18:09
Oh, Oh.......another fraudster uncovered, by the sounds of it......I thought Britain always took pride in the fact there was no corruption with the Government.... Shows what a numpty I am.:eek:

Mik.M.
24-Mar-09, 18:47
Not another case of dodgy dealings with councillors! Where`s the Tesco link? LOL:lol:

alex
24-Mar-09, 18:48
So it's still Africa then, but with wind and snow...