Youth employment nearly 60% higher in England than in Scotland
Please Support Talking-up Scotland at:https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above. Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – JOHN ROBERTSON Once more, the Times‘ supposed Scotland edition does not just not do Scotland, it misrepresents it. There are no directly comparable data for 18 to 24 year-olds but there are for 16 to 24 year-olds and they’re shockingly different which may explain why no Scottish media are going there. Scotland – Skills Development Scotland (SDS) – Economy, People and Skills: January 2026 (published January 20, 2026): Reports the 16-24 youth unemployment rate in Scotland as 10.2% for … Continue reading Youth employment nearly 60% higher in England than in Scotland
News houses built in flood risk areas – 1 in 9 in England but only 1 in 200 in Scotland
Please Support Talking-up Scotland at:https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above. Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – JOHN ROBERTSON In the Guardian today, the above, and: One in nine new homes in England built between 2022 and 2024 were constructed in areas that could now be at risk of flooding, according to new data. The figures show the number of homes being built in risky areas is on the rise – a previous analysis showed that between 2013 and 2022, one in 13 new homes were in potential flooding zones. The research comes with the government under huge … Continue reading News houses built in flood risk areas – 1 in 9 in England but only 1 in 200 in Scotland
As drug deaths fall and as locals find fewer discarded needles, Annie Wells calls for the closure of a safe drug injection facility in her hopeless pursuit of votes
Please Support Talking-up Scotland at:https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above. Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – JOHN ROBERTSON In the Herald today: The UK’s only drug consumption room has been branded a “failed experiment” as the Scottish Government faces calls to shut down the facility. The Thistle, based on Hunter Street in the east end of Glasgow, opened in January last year and has been accessed more than 11,000 times. Who says it has failed and should be closed? Annie Wells of the Scottish Cons of course. She claims: Why is she and they all wrong on … Continue reading As drug deaths fall and as locals find fewer discarded needles, Annie Wells calls for the closure of a safe drug injection facility in her hopeless pursuit of votes
No A&E system in the world is reported as hitting targets, post pandemic yet Scotland’s media are addicted to it – Short video
Please Support Talking-up Scotland at:https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – JOHN ROBERTSON Full reports: https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/02/18/no-ae-system-in-the-world-is-reported-as-hitting-targets-post-pandemic-yet-scotlands-media-are-addicted-to-it/ https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/02/18/as-scotsmans-unnamed-medical-professionals-dream-up-another-nhs-crisis-how-proper-monthly-statistics-reveal-nhs-scotlands-ae-is-improving-and-how-nearly-three-times-as-many-emergency-pati/ Continue reading No A&E system in the world is reported as hitting targets, post pandemic yet Scotland’s media are addicted to it – Short video
Reported cases of paedophilia far fewer per head in Scotland than in other parts of UK
No tasteless images here. Please Support Talking-up Scotland at:https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – JOHN ROBERTSON This is a classic example of why the SNP or the Scottish Government would never employ me but I do not see why, in this struggle against the odds, we should refuse to consider any evidence as to why we’re different enough to be a nation, self-governing. You can be sure if the results were different, the Unionist media would report ‘Child Abuse Capital of Europe‘ or similar. The Guardian today has: Police arresting … Continue reading Reported cases of paedophilia far fewer per head in Scotland than in other parts of UK
As Herald platforms former GP’s shop steward, now apparently Labour Party activist, to warn of ‘rising pressure on GPs’, EIGHT stories revealing how lucky they are to be in Scotland
Please Support Talking-up Scotland at:https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above. Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – JOHN ROBERTSON The Herald today has – Warning of rising pressure on GPs – by Andrew Buist, supposedly a ‘senior doctor‘ but really just a former shop steward. Here’s the opening text: I don’t need to tell you what this supposed journalism is – a Scottish Labour election pamphlet, no more. How are things for GPs really in Scotland? Please Support Talking-up Scotland at:https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – … Continue reading As Herald platforms former GP’s shop steward, now apparently Labour Party activist, to warn of ‘rising pressure on GPs’, EIGHT stories revealing how lucky they are to be in Scotland
No A&E system in the world is reported as hitting targets, post pandemic yet Scotland’s media are addicted to it
Please Support Talking-up Scotland at:https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – JOHN ROBERTSON Is any A&E system, in the world, hitting targets, post pandemic? Note – this is an AI report so far more trustworthy than anything you’ll get from BBC Scotland, STV, the Herald…………….. No, it appears that no major A&E (Accident & Emergency) or emergency department (ED) system worldwide is consistently hitting its pre-pandemic-style performance targets in the post-pandemic period (roughly 2022 onward, up to early 2026). The COVID-19 pandemic caused lasting disruptions, including backlogs, staffing shortages, increased demand, … Continue reading No A&E system in the world is reported as hitting targets, post pandemic yet Scotland’s media are addicted to it
As Scotsman’s unnamed ‘medical professionals’ dream up another NHS crisis how proper monthly statistics reveal NHS Scotland’s A&E is improving and how nearly THREE times as many emergency patients per capita wait 12 hours or more in NHS England than in NHS Scotland
Please Support Talking-up Scotland at:https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – JOHN ROBERTSON The Scotsman today, front page claim – A&E system ‘in perpetual crisis’ as target missed again, is based on a statistically meaningless, one week variation, of only 0.4%, in a winter week of ice and snow, and fails to look at more meaningful monthly trends over years. Also, is any A&E system, in the world, hitting targets, post pandemic? Next post! From A&E Attendances and Emergency Admissions 2025-26, 59.6% were treated in England’s Type 1 A&E departments, within 4 … Continue reading As Scotsman’s unnamed ‘medical professionals’ dream up another NHS crisis how proper monthly statistics reveal NHS Scotland’s A&E is improving and how nearly THREE times as many emergency patients per capita wait 12 hours or more in NHS England than in NHS Scotland
Using the ‘Scotland’s’ co-codamol shortage to conceal how for three years now, England’s pharmacists ‘look to Scotland’ for flexible and sustainable solutions
Please Support Talking-up Scotland at:https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – JOHN ROBERTSON BBC UK is headlining the above serious problem, crisis, in the funding of local pharmacies, often a lifeline service in some communities. BBC Scotland, as we’ll see below, cannot just mirror this story but had to find something, anything: BBC England, Wales and Northern Ireland do not have this story at all. It’s by BBC Scotland’s Glasgow and West reporter, Jonathan Geddes. Look how it opens: Supplies of prescription-strength co-codamol will be limited until the summer, the Scottish … Continue reading Using the ‘Scotland’s’ co-codamol shortage to conceal how for three years now, England’s pharmacists ‘look to Scotland’ for flexible and sustainable solutions
Laughable – the Scotsman’s ‘top economist’ casting doubt on the SNP budget is not even vaguely one of those
Please Support Talking-up Scotland at:https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above. In the Scotsman, 4 days ago, and influencing other reports in Scotland’s media: SNP budget ‘looks increasingly detached from reality’, top economist warns – SNP ministers have not got the money to pay for doctor’s pay deals with next year’s budget looking ‘increasingly detached from reality,” atop economist has warned. and: David Phillips, an economist with IFS, said: “The Scottish Government’s funding allocations for health in 2026/27 look increasingly detached from reality. To get a job as a university lecturer in Economics, you’d need a PhD and one or two research-based papers … Continue reading Laughable – the Scotsman’s ‘top economist’ casting doubt on the SNP budget is not even vaguely one of those
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