The Scottish government said it would introduce ways that tied its budget in with its commitment to reaching net zero. That hasn't gone well either, according to the Fraser of Allander Institute.
The economists concluded: "This is hugely concerning given the importance of these processes to setting clear objectives, identifying value for money, supporting evidence-based policymaking, documenting information and ensuring policy matches the overarching strategic goals of Government. They quote the Committee on Climate Change, an adviser to the Scottish government, saying in December that 'Scotland's climate targets are in danger of becoming meaningless'.
So what about growing business? You might have expected Nicola Sturgeon to ensure at least that women would get a helping hand in starting up business. And yet it took until the week after she announced her departure for that issue has been addressed by a further review. "So despite people thinking progress is being made, nothing in statistics that we've looked at - and they're very robust statistics - is telling us the progress is being made."