Here are TWELVE reasons why Glasgow is really getting better and is already better than most English cities but it’s being hidden from you by Labour-supporting media
Help Talking-up Scotland keep going Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Readers may know, I’m a Bairn, so entirely impartial when Michael Kelly pops up to slag Glasgow. Some dog-walkers I know, with dogs called ‘Kenny’ and ‘Lubo’, are more forthright on his abilities, along the lines of the Celtic Blog in 2022: Just when you thought the gallery of goons was complete, along comes a figure so discredited and ridiculous and dripping in scandal that he makes Boris Johnson look like a paragon of virtue. I refer of course to our former director Michael … Continue reading Here are TWELVE reasons why Glasgow is really getting better and is already better than most English cities but it’s being hidden from you by Labour-supporting media
Far more police officers and probation officers. Far lower crime levels and far less re-offending – that’s where you live, really and many of you know it
BBC Breakfast today reporting a damning assessment of the standard of policing in England & Wales. Help Talking-up Scotland keep going Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Many police forces in England and Wales still need to make improvements in the way they investigate crime and other “basics” of policing, according to His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary (HMIC). In her annual report, Michelle Skeer also said too many victims were not receiving the quality of service they should expect. Forces continue to struggle when it comes to gathering evidence, identifying and progressing lines of … Continue reading Far more police officers and probation officers. Far lower crime levels and far less re-offending – that’s where you live, really and many of you know it
NHS England clinical negligence claims TWICE the level in Scotland and A&E claims also far higher*
Across BBC UK, the above shocking news is headlining. To immediately contrast the situation with that in Scotland will no doubt attract accusations of whitabootery not to mention insensitivity but you know that were the comparison to favour NHS England, we’d hear plenty. It doesn’t. Help Talking-up Scotland keep going Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 NHS Scotland does not publish a precise breakdown of A&E claims and the 2025/2026 overall claims data has not yet been published, but for 2024/2025: NHS England – 17 550. Scotland – 945 (up 18.5% on previous year). All … Continue reading NHS England clinical negligence claims TWICE the level in Scotland and A&E claims also far higher*
English MP asks Andy Burnham for ferry prices closer to those, less than half the level, English retirees enjoy in Scotland, for his English retirees
Help Talking-up Scotland keep going Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 From the Isle of Wight County Press last week: Joe Robertson MP says regulating Isle of Wight ferries is the ‘absolute minimum’ and has pledged to continue to work across party lines after Prime Minister Andy Burnham asked him to bring a cross-Solent travel proposal to the Commons. The Isle of Wight East MP said it was “hugely positive” that the Prime Minister was willing to consider regulating Island ferries, calling the cross-party moment a “real opportunity” to work together. https://www.countypress.co.uk/news/26516650.mp-says-isle-wight-ferry-regulation-now-absolute-minimum/ Will they, we wonder, … Continue reading English MP asks Andy Burnham for ferry prices closer to those, less than half the level, English retirees enjoy in Scotland, for his English retirees
Does Jackie Baillie realise that any QEUH corporate homicide investigation would be into the Glasgow Council that decided, uniquely in the world, to put a hospital right next to raw sewage tanks?
Help Talking-up Scotland keep going Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 In the Herald today, the above and: Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26526174.swinney-told-protect-qeuh-evidence-nhs-overhaul/ Baillie has not been keeping up. The Glasgow health board running the QEUH these last near 20 years will not be responsible for anything to do with bacterial infections linked to patient deaths but individuals in the Labour party may. Why? ‘The Labour Glasgow Council chose the site in 2004. The hospital completion was signed off in 2015, by a health board stuffed with Labour councillors, no SNP members and under a Labour city administration … Continue reading Does Jackie Baillie realise that any QEUH corporate homicide investigation would be into the Glasgow Council that decided, uniquely in the world, to put a hospital right next to raw sewage tanks?
Nuclear energy’s biggest selling point WAS running 365 days of the year, wind or no wind but heat and drought have changed all that – what does our Junior Energy Minister have to say now?
Help Talking-up Scotland keep going Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 From the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, yesterday, the above and: One of nuclear energy’s biggest selling points is its claims of reliability. “Nuclear energy is the only large-scale power source that can be tapped in even the most extreme weather conditions, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,” boasts the American energy company Constellation. “Nuclear power plants are very reliable, and can run for many months without interruption, providing large amounts of clean electricity, regardless of the time of day, the weather, or the … Continue reading Nuclear energy’s biggest selling point WAS running 365 days of the year, wind or no wind but heat and drought have changed all that – what does our Junior Energy Minister have to say now?
Bus fares £2 cap – SNP acts in your interests, ‘ah but’….’some’…….
Help Talking-up Scotland keep going Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 By Liz S BBC website top story on their Scotland page this morning 7 September 2026: “Swinney’s £2 cap on bus fares kicks in – but some call it ‘half a solution’”. So yet again the same old BBC. So whenever the Scottish government intend to do something to try to help people, then instead of the BBC just writing a positive piece upon this, well what do we get instead ? We get the BBC including the now all too familiar addition of the words … Continue reading Bus fares £2 cap – SNP acts in your interests, ‘ah but’….’some’…….
Ignore the Record – Extreme Right-Wing elements are almost three times more common in England & Wales than in Scotland
Help Talking-up Scotland keep going Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 The Daily Record, above, desperately tying to drag Scotland down into the hole the rest of the UK is already in. How many far-right extremists are there in Scotland and how does that compare with England & Wales? Membership details are not available but referrals to Prevent are the best proxy. Prevent is the UK government’s early-intervention programme designed to stop people from becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism. It identifies individuals who may be vulnerable to radicalisation.1 In England and Wales, from Home Office data, year … Continue reading Ignore the Record – Extreme Right-Wing elements are almost three times more common in England & Wales than in Scotland
Nottingham, Sussex, Shrewsbury and now Leeds – Why England’s national maternity scandal is not coming to Perth or anywhere in Scotland
Help Talking-up Scotland keep going Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 In the Guardian today, the above image and: Bereaved parents to give evidence at independent review of Sussex maternity services Review led by Donna Ockenden launches after campaign by families and media investigation into deaths. The review launched on Saturday with a public meeting in Brighton after months of campaigning by bereaved Sussex families. In February, a joint investigation between the New Statesman and the BBC revealed the deaths of at least 55 babies might have been avoidable if they and their mothers had received better care from … Continue reading Nottingham, Sussex, Shrewsbury and now Leeds – Why England’s national maternity scandal is not coming to Perth or anywhere in Scotland
Attacks on NHS Scotland staff plummet by 27% in only 4 years
Help Talking-up Scotland keep going Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 The UK media today have blanket coverage of a Royal College of Emergency Medicine survey suggesting: The RCEM are now calling for the Government to take “immediate action” after quizzing 2,126 staff in emergency departments. They found 96% have experienced violence or aggression from patients or other members of the public. And some 73% said this happened weekly or even daily. Two thirds said the incidents involved discrimination against them. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/nhs-emergency-doctors-nurses-attacked-37631145 I can only see the media coverage and not the full report to … Continue reading Attacks on NHS Scotland staff plummet by 27% in only 4 years
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