Farming
‘Soft target’ Scotland fears of MSP
SCOTLAND is becoming a soft target for rural criminals, with new figures revealing a widening gap with England and Wales.And farmers now paying the price, warns Galloway and West Dumfries MSP Finlay Carson.He has highlighted new data shows the cost of rural crime in Scotland jumped by 14 per cent to 1.4 million in 2025.But across the rest of the UK, the picture is the exact oppositewith overall costs falling by six per cent to 41.5 million, driven by sharp drops in England and Wales.He now fears...
