SCOTLAND'S top council official has accused the Government of allowing a "catastrophically bad" turf war to blight the merger of the country's police forces.
SCOTLAND'S top council official has accused the Government of allowing a \"catastrophically bad\" turf war to blight the merger of the country's police forces.
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EXCLUSIVE by Tom Gordon Political editor Ministers accused of letting feud blight police merger
Rory Mair, chief executive of council umbrella group Cosla, whose members currently fund half of police costs, said ministers had let a power struggle develop between the two men at the heart of the change.
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