Eurovision – When they see ‘United Kingdom’ they think ‘ENGLAND’ and ‘nil point’
I’ve had to correct the above because while governments and top politicians know to call it the UK, hardly anyone else from Portugal to Bulgaria does. After centuries of the UK’s elites and those Celts co-opted to it, self-referring to it as ‘England’, that’s what 99% of Europeans and beyond call it. Protests against the UK in Tehran chant against ‘Inglesi’. Here are typical examples: Source: https://www.indifferentlanguages.com/words/england So, the voters see this mad eccentric singing for the so-called UK and they think, straight-off, ‘English, no votes for you.’ Why? They’ve learned to hate England. Here’s are some reasons: Here are … Continue reading Eurovision – When they see ‘United Kingdom’ they think ‘ENGLAND’ and ‘nil point’
Reposted as the Guardian once more claims to be defending press freedom but its editor still won’t even reply to me on its colonial view of Scotland
Described by Nicola Sturgeon as ‘incoherent and absurd’ Andy Burnham, is no friend to Scotland
By Liz S So it seems a Labour MP, Josh Simons, is willing to give up his seat to allow Andy Burnham to stand in his seat in a (unnecessary) by-election. Josh Simons was the former Labour Together Director , he stood down from that role in order to stand as a Labour candidate in the 2024 UK GE. The recent scandal(s) connected to him were : While running the think-tank Labour Together, Simons commissioned an American public affairs firm, Apco, to investigate journalists who were reporting on the think-tank’s undeclared political donations. Simons subsequently emailed the National Cyber Security … Continue reading Described by Nicola Sturgeon as ‘incoherent and absurd’ Andy Burnham, is no friend to Scotland
As the Scotsman retreads a nursing scare story today, Scotland trains twice as many nurses per capita as England:
Rejected by people but still loved by billionaires – Smug Anas leads Scottish Labour to its end
The Corporate Herald too, has no problem with anti-democratic behaviour today. Watching Anas reveal his true non-Labour-as-was values, only a lingering rump of Labour loyalists stayed him last week. You can see from that face, that Mussolini ‘visionary’ face, that Anas won’t let stupid voters affect his self-esteem when two super rich brothers will give him lots of money. You’ll know from those terrible counter-productive YouTub videos of him, parading Glasgow streets like a well-spoiled son, that Scottish Labour had wads to spend but no members to knock your door. They’ve been getting cash by the barrowload for years. Here’s … Continue reading Rejected by people but still loved by billionaires – Smug Anas leads Scottish Labour to its end
Here’s an NHS target achieved which they won’t tell you about – 90% of young people now begin mental health treatment on time in Scotland – 100% in Glasgow!
By stewartb The Scottish Parliament Information Service (SPICe) has compiled time series data on the performance of NHS Scotland against the following target: ’90% of young people should begin treatment for specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health services within 18 weeks of referral.’ See https://spice-spotlight.scot/health-performance/ In graphs with data back to Quarter 1, 2025, SPICe shows that the poorest performance for Scotland overall was in Q2 2020 when just 61.7% of referrals began treatment within 18 weeks. Since then there has been steady improvement: in line with the main blog post, during Q4 2025 (the latest period charted by SPICe), the Scotland … Continue reading Here’s an NHS target achieved which they won’t tell you about – 90% of young people now begin mental health treatment on time in Scotland – 100% in Glasgow!
Reposted as Wes Streeting tries to base his leadership campaign on highly selective figures
New houses built in flood risk areas – 1 in 9 in England but only 1 in 200 in Scotland
In the Guardian today, the above at: https://www.theguardian.com/society/video/2026/may/14/why-do-we-keep-building-on-land-at-risk-of-flooding The ‘one in nine’ reference reminded me: News houses built in flood risk areas – 1 in 9 in England but only 1 in 200 in Scotland In February 2026, the Guardian had already covered this: 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 … Continue reading New houses built in flood risk areas – 1 in 9 in England but only 1 in 200 in Scotland
Ayrshire MP backs leader candidate who pompously refused us a referendum, is closest to private healthcare and to Lord Mandelson
In his local Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald today, the above and: He insists the former health secretary already has the support of more than 81 Labour MPs – the number needed to back a single candidate to trigger a leadership contest against PM Keir Starmer. Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s World at One, Mr Gemmell said: “It’s clear in conversations with MPs and with the unions that the party wants a discussion, a battle of ideas, an open contest, a broad contest for the direction that we should take and how we fix the problems that we’re in. “I hope … Continue reading Ayrshire MP backs leader candidate who pompously refused us a referendum, is closest to private healthcare and to Lord Mandelson
Pothole damage pay-outs in Scotland – researchers hide trend but Highland Council paid out far less last year than in the previous 5
for pothole damage over the last five years, a BBC investigation has found. Between 2020 and 2025, local authorities received more than 18 6000 claims but only around a quarter were successful. Highland Council paid out the most at almost £600 000, followed by Dumfries and Galloway with just over half a million pounds. Cosla which represents Scotland’s councils says intense funding pressure is impacted road maintenance. The Scottish Government says it’s for councils to allocate funding. Regulars here, and their children of at least 10 years, will wonder why we’re not seeing the yearly figures. Are they falling or … Continue reading Pothole damage pay-outs in Scotland – researchers hide trend but Highland Council paid out far less last year than in the previous 5
Talking-up Scotland 