This story should remind us all that Brian …

Comment posted First Chief Officer appointed to single Scottish Fire and Rescue Service by HansBlix.

This story should remind us all that Brian Sweeney could have been in line for this job. Mr Sweeney’s retirement benefit in 2011 was queried by the Strathclyde fire and rescue service’s auditors PriceWaterhouseCoopers and came to the attention of the Audit Commission.

Does anybody know what happened?

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