🔴 Could a Scottish council really go bust?

There are better safeguards north of the border, but no local authority is immune from disaster [View email online](113/csmbM04/VWlZXf60_1YDW2cHFwc5hNQXNW861hN753QWFFN6mkvqv5nR32W8wM7ks6lZ3p0W19NvvR8cZz5kW9d_NnF6wBXP3W4JJWk16QwsW4N5RhrH8vbnHxW4ffnh93ZW76xW66tJzY1GF45QW7T5vQl3cbVmhW7sqtqt6y6zRsW89VBhY2cPHt1W3s8-bd8KYw8HW6BvZNS8CWD7jW357ygN9fXPP8W8GdVfY1ptnGXW7P1jyf7TbGtZW31R08Y3chlWFW7fFnc05ZdFcxW7JJwKh7Rw1ddW39S7Fw2sBTzjW2sT76b1W5-csW6PQwYv5Tm03jN89ll36rFZhTVXQkQ917wt95VDnLB13RxV0jW2d7HlG6-fCNfW8-nQDS6c6QCDW5_zF-v2STS5pN13dQ_g_q0WsM-nDPMplGBJVnzJkw2wMQbXW6Dz_P25rVXcKW461Jml6hhHfxW6kQlH1739gQ3W2hC6cn5YtFMCW3_GvpY8Wjlw6W3v_Hbj6ScBxkW4yC_3q2lmN_NW1Hkr_h8G2nl0W1wF2GF4trpPBW8PK2wh1RwkFbW6TQ0V_54JhrkW99hblX1sYWN_W24T2Qh1rLBBfW8M3NF_4nLW-VW1grk4N7sTG7qf3_vPdW04) [Subscribe today](113/csmbM04/VWlZXf60_1YDW2cHFwc5hNQXNW861hN753QWFFN6mkvqb3qgyTW7Y8-PT6lZ3kWW7vC9tV6c-_26W1rk_3999PqW2W5rv9tz1rzbfQVRXCnl8F56jCW1zcznv1BDbZYW3t8B3K4Y6Wr9W66Sj-T8xYNxwW1bG4Sn6JjYlgW3cyr1m7bcjydW2fnGyH1QNB9mN7Z6f5l4YkhlW1DbvqZ6TH0PJW8j-8W022yc9mW3sf36C7spHXyW8Xjq3N5gD8wdW5vS7pq6770wVV4Jhnl68rsTjW7w80pB38R_BDW8VYm1x5V3XPVW2y-dj763JSzCW1b-8b55DZCJ9W9hw7KF2MVbH3W1yQZQ_6rKtcwW8_X4K_4HxS_GW1HdkYN7gZq10W5xqPtq7qkR-gf3_CYK404) [Facebook](113/csmbM04/VWlZXf60_1YDW2cHFwc5hNQXNW861hN753QWFFN6mkvqb3qgyTW7Y8-PT6lZ3pCW14S3Jw2LJCdrW8RKQpZ1gp-_dW8YNcrW44wbc9W590HvG5w72qqW7L0fTr82xdZpW2bGG7K8PThD9W8wv3zZ3KGZmTW3Kp2Hf7PdFRCN4Dq2J11149zW5x45-Z4djKmgW4kR4296f9cs5W9cPtgk68d2-5N2r_zSmt_H-WW6HcbG33z9vwtV-ZzRt81j-Z5W4tdvzb9cnQVVVfp7vK3BxkzvW3gJ_vl3g5pL9W7bmnXP8D3v35W79k2D17GNSmDW4z_qzf4bLfMtW6HHpFv7rBCcwW89Z8SC12Mq2XW7VZGT83Z677yW2BK65G8WWB2sW7h8PZR7hWwy1f7wVFDb04) [Twitter](113/csmbM04/VWlZXf60_1YDW2cHFwc5hNQXNW861hN753QWFFN6mkvpW3qgyTW7lCdLW6lZ3l8W6Fdp9p1_tpnGN424vVR_z7tPW8Ybh9d7D9mn3W48837x407MHYW2rxQsZ3h5gmhW97DWF42R7T1hW8MfXct7_XfWvW1ndCjY2BZkqlW1tcdDp6MZG7MN34jNPV-KJ-4W1Zgnpx3DHLx8VB8P4z1_tfC_W64tz0P2rdfZlN5XHdLCYFtHVW7wNLT85n3vwXW6Dlt-p1dMtFFVbmVGm5tG0K3N4-XLT67jwpVW3SvNcL5hTB_pW1G8hjV10tsRnW5LbwjJ3t6cRqW8sl04n3RC-K6W9kgXTy6YfwNYW6y5X8F1XNsC3f6Wyr4-04) [The Scotsman] Sep 24, 2023 [Joshua King] Joshua King Head of Digital Engagement & Development Good morning {NAME}, We hope you've had a great weekend so far. Today's Scotland on Sunday is packed with exclusive news, features, analysis and sport. Scotland are preparing to take on Tonga in a must win Rugby World Cup match tonight, and Martyn McLaughlin has been asking...could a Scottish council go bust? Scroll down for more. Best wishes, Josh [Analysis: Could financial pressures cause a Scottish council to go bust?](113/csmbM04/VWlZXf60_1YDW2cHFwc5hNQXNW861hN753QWFFN6mkvqb5nR32W7Y9pgv6lZ3ppW1Rr2-d4My-nJVXCMHJ2LdWdwW7pFsKy4NDp7bW8qTzwp5H_zN_W195lXR75sTRNW8f1wvM8qbj7kW5j2lR74ZDjKYW5n_yK34-fKGvW3snL2m8M1163W1v8sHr6y8BlkW7cf_mw28M1bfW521SMy5mkZ6FW6mKs304LLrXHN40xKdqx839wW2vZbY-53NY1lW8bk1Xj2CYpkqW5sg27Y7KMRncVjd_Pw69pr4WW3fD5NT9gTwfsW2G6z1x95fwX3W5PzT0-4VK-zxW2419bR9jfb_tW1N0MyN7qyFtQVGXky18W8RYmW4b7rGD4G4PYvW7TYRKR8JLsfyW3L0yCP7jrT8tW6nSJsV7RcBy0W6SBxc95b-LBNW54Ydrl7kx_FjW7tYN_K9g6l1RW26yS-96qtgxzW1ZWQ272LyP7MW4Qrkzg9cw7MVW2Z3zRn7BghX0W1pxk_Z575CxMW1lJsSC3_Z0HyW5DRdqj5YTknGW8Nvwh040RnhmW2Z5NPM4tt_ccV8st6Q2hlqk9N7SG4k4G9bnvdnPpYj04) [Analysis: Could financial pressures cause a Scottish council to go bust?](113/csmbM04/VWlZXf60_1YDW2cHFwc5hNQXNW861hN753QWFFN6mkvqb5nR32W7Y9pgv6lZ3lZMBR-jsKC70vN3KGF2cZtwFrW8c6NDj2cJmndW66cMGc3FJwzqW2-sF9q7PJDXcW4KN_3915TCsYW3CR85_4z84-FW4-4bFP2QlF1HW60D9nY8DyLsMW7WXzbc8R66VdW3NNzSv1DcK3FW252KBm16VmzKN43BVjC2VgZPW1g8QnM7gjlxnV7B_hP6WnMKhW5vzRck55cQWZW8RwBH12f_65nN2-63LNJsx04W8Q5rZL4LH9hGW3BJs4J5fZbCPW7bYD8Z873FRyW9dBFBS8fbDtLW7PSgmt4qstfQN50k9bt_QTXgW7yyfSQ6ccY8kW2tR77x6rB79lW1vz8JB1BJgQJW2mTrRK6lb0d-W3tCQHl4GLkdZN66y1sT9HWLzW79Wwjt91kQLzN7cgKc5xnrdKM7LdJnwlgX0W2Gk5L23xz-07W24cPVW52dXs4W2dvxFk11pFC3N8DWGgZhtSztW2RvgFD7czF8lW1Kjngq3jYcH2VlqnPJ4yg8vbW7j77Mz3WxRTqN3-0Hnlfrfn3f6JZD8n04) [Council warns of bailout risk as Scottish Government accused of pushing local authorities to 'breaking point'](113/csmbM04/VWlZXf60_1YDW2cHFwc5hNQXNW861hN753QWFFN6mkvqv5nR32W8wM7ks6lZ3nnN7BxtRwBMqk0N5pcPjqZ4L36W68rkQK8pFpjFW1XdFnr4Cnnn9N7DKLFwrz-PRW7NpC3s6BjS-fW5nBVN827Z0rMW14Txck3ZnMVhN80-jj-jn3T_W4jzndJ1L6_5rW5dNZrZ3gvWxFW5Hf6-k3H1406VD2kSM8YZkHXW1xGGw38V2g5FW6lm-377HDXGBW2T3yzm5rMK3TW2-Dh_q1tq62bW3YVkdR4dt3hlW7_53sY84-h8lW8jzQsK1JmsW1W3qJxCM2ZG6GCW7xxnRG94CllCW1fBJKg4K7d-xW9571hM1TXqFTW5D4Jl-4qrDGHW6zzlF_4Ptm7_MjsTpHhMm1jN4sjJ-MPhk5VN9lV_fjgK8VpVmcSnh3sxsGRW3wWqMV8ZR5lcW5LQhxT6ty1DmW6Ddyf8638rgbW4Ywp4641SJxvW4n-Rn01vV_F5W3wSmBv8_bzMrW8QqjJk78qpG9VRYbfS4zHHPvW28h8HQ5-J0ZCN6Lb2WYrXW2bW1xkQBh682SBFW7N3ppj8Nz0nnVQ11V54hHQWmW50K2lV3NKx1gf25Fm1z04) [Council warns of bailout risk as Scottish Government accused of pushing local authorities to 'breaking point'](113/csmbM04/VWlZXf60_1YDW2cHFwc5hNQXNW861hN753QWFFN6mkvqv5nR32W8wM7ks6lZ3mDW4c5z7c2f9zzRN6FRFbFQbSgrW7JFGHM6CV3HZW7dLC727rnfy-W4QxYCf1rnPk7W36_hPR7Y756lW9g9Sgc4rMk4YW5sbHr_7GnZ5bW84Bgtp8VrnQzW1sKH2F9cCLtLVKMKvV2_8mSNW567tNK37dW--W1rFV2y1G-HL1N35_Hn-sVSP3N3J6VKyPXw8mW5PLR6z1C7WB9W1bXZTh4CV7FQN3WNgb1FjgSjW1DdLlj80n93nW8_s52-2fJ_74VGDRC04xgPQGW2rG91l8m2j8fW53ZWJ23K7CNKW23rX9b34gbsdW3W8kpN6b_qwHW7wgY4b6xTn4xW23hP7c438H3yW6fJwhL8L8-fcW58_GT413rT_kVkWsX448xdFKW6fZgjd8FbW6mW1lWRk53QLm5VW5fC2v73nxj_gW5YXkCb4h2vSyW95XNnN6QCScLW4m1-Fg4LwGLLW6_-nRv5qBdmBW5qx_6r3R3bJtW3xkMy-1W-J5hW4n2qpX7zwbhXW5jD70C6N_bWHW8RV8Dr5v6bKbW8JM8Vd9hRhFrW7zbjf55X8Zdmf6KxfYC04) [Article Image](113/csmbM04/VWlZXf60_1YDW2cHFwc5hNQXNW861hN753QWFFN6mkvqv5nR32W8wM7ks6lZ3lDW8gZyn74bXdz1W3D5HM67N1QRGW7nN_Jv7MTv_KW1bdv8Y2BN5XyW4Dv1lm5WKshPW4BcrqD1wVfxqW2Gx3j73b9kLMW6HDlzR1vqW3xW2JGnmw8C2QhVW8yFb6t49zVP3W5fM5Mm6QhqPvW8xdcQQ6vys3lW2kTsb81BQFpsN4RknNLZ418jW49nhsM3Dk6rMVdm1-l8fVSyTW6nkPhT2XvrPYW36YgRd8QTsn4W3mNrnK73MrXzN46B1rt-pkn-W9kmT1X4_ZyX-W3Hjx3J3vXVT6W7_smfX1yT942W3BdmLT8vzVY0N46mK5mKFbX5W93hy1b2xwh_fW26wql48YzgVZW60h01g6YTjzHW1G7gRp25lMRFN2kntCCYk5-ZW7JDLb64Qx279W80SGqq21r5lPN7ClzFTVfHJ4W4N4_JT2RXBJ1W79L6L54dHt3PW7kwMsB8Lyd4SW5JDlQ74jr6GrW26TbS-4rH_40W9ck5dn2vvNQ-W4q_PHG1c-BwHN8cRLFCRvbhDW4ktpVc22QtCvW4hsGC229WXYkW4nSP8S2NfXVJf7Z8yQb04) [Take a deep dive into the Scottish housing market in new Property Podcast](113/csmbM04/VWlZXf60_1YDW2cHFwc5hNQXNW861hN753QWFFN6mkvqv5nR32W8wM7ks6lZ3nvW6vp49K16Q0NyW7cnMKf4nVf4sT9JyK1tQKG0Vmq13c8QxFB-VMq4BQ1KMKqdW6JWF1S1ZNMs3W8pyVPP7P-csTW7wQ7-S4RRWgsN2YlYgvHYdm_N5zfWFW1Q_XcW7m-gKJ4dmBNrW1QqTff91pzRKW8hJgLH3cZTW9W13D7dq3VBDhYW6PcYTW1hKPgFW1zVTm12Rqq_5W47hW3034x7HhW4qgYZ644tyghN95l-Yx_VNXBW237X595DQxsLW6fqcvr59tQ1pVr_6Wd51WbDRW690-p63SMCz-W6shTXJ6TtNbbW2Hzt_t2C3_jqW6WFqJ13mxxMbW7dhmGj1rkn5DW8VMdmy39Qd4vW4c8LNp86X7Y2W3Xszgz8rPH-tW3dMdPw2RW6rfW2FhbVL5Jdc1-W6xnTKH4ZRnZyVvJ_T93jSqwHW6PLkf55W-2m0W6nslKw5G9NxkW6n80qq4Bb6VqW1r53jq3L17QwW5TlsTb9hqMKrW98NkRY6Q5RWPW3gYhf12rTTX-W5C_BWW6yMf9KVs4Pp34-fxtQW7pk-GJ2mhlTHf8G1cRH04) The first edition of our new Scotsman Property podcast is now available, made in partnership with DJ Alexander. 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