The phrase "a controversial programme of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a program or initiative that has sparked debate or disagreement among people.
Example: "The government has launched a controversial programme of health reforms that has divided public opinion."
Alternatives: "a contentious initiative of" or "a disputed scheme of".
The pilot will run over six weeks, during which more than 5,000 badgers could be killed as part of a controversial programme to reduce the spread of tuberculosis to cattle.
A controversial programme to drive drugs gangs from Brazil's shantytowns has led to accusations of police oppression and murder.
The Government has secretly ramped up a controversial programme that strips people of their British citizenship on national security grounds – with two of the men subsequently killed by American drone attacks.
Now, almost four decades later, the US government is facing a new wave of criticism over a controversial programme that connects the data dots.
The government will "not back out" of its controversial programme of privately sponsored academies despite the high-profile failure of one of its newest schools, the schools minister Jim Knight said today.
The health secretary, John Reid, has announced that contract negotiations have been completed for two mobile cataract surgery units as part of the government's controversial programme of private sector-run treatment centres.
And given that some of the country's lowest-income and most vulnerable people are social tenants, it is the government's controversial programme of cuts to welfare benefits that have caused the greatest concern.
Dr Fox has ruled it out, though he is exploring other areas of co-operation.The conspiracy of optimismThe most controversial programme of all is the replacement of Britain's Trident nuclear submarines (Dr Fox has wasted political capital in a fruitless row with the Treasury about who should pay for the renewal).
There has been an ongoing debate about the benefits and harms of screening for the past 10 years, prompting the Government and charity Cancer Research UK to last year launch a review of the controversial programme.
