Nicola Sturgeon could be sued for using £1.5M taxpayers’ money to fund referendum plot

A total of 24 Government officials have been working on the updated prospectus for independence, a process which has so far cost the taxpayer up to £1.5million, according to Conservative Party estimates.

​A total of 24 Government officials have been working on the updated prospectus for independence, a process which has so far cost the taxpayer up to £1.5million, according to Conservative Party estimates.