Is there already research evidence on the effectiveness of ‘Walk-in GP centres’? Has the SNP policy even been designed to take advantage of those findings?
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 As you might expect, Dr John Tobias who, on his cv, claims that during COP26 in Glasgow he was chosen to be a personal physician to Heads of State, did not hesitate to rule on the new SNP walk-in GP centres as failures before they can even begin. You can just hear him – ‘I don’t need researchers to tell me what to think! I know…..’ There is, however, research, lots of it, and I feel the need … Continue reading Is there already research evidence on the effectiveness of ‘Walk-in GP centres’? Has the SNP policy even been designed to take advantage of those findings?
As UK Labour BEGIN to push education toward a vocational/skills-based emphasis with a Skills Minister and new curricula simplification, Scotland’s surging results over three years already are ignored
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 From BBC UK in October 2025: New vocational courses called V-levels will be rolled out for 16-year-olds under government plans to simplify a “confusing landscape” of qualifications in England. Skills minister Baroness Jacqui Smith said V-levels aimed to simplify options for students. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyzjp5n5kro By cuckooshoe The last paragraph in Summary Statistics for Attainment and Initial Leaver Destinations, No. 8: 2026 edition shows a 33.2% increase in the number of mainstream and special school leavers achieving one or more … Continue reading As UK Labour BEGIN to push education toward a vocational/skills-based emphasis with a Skills Minister and new curricula simplification, Scotland’s surging results over three years already are ignored
Clear up rate for all recorded crimes goes up and remains far higher than in England & Wales
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 From: the Safer Communities and Justice Statistics Monthly Data Report: February 2026, published today: Increase in crime clear up rate. The clear up rate for all recorded crimes was 56.0% in 2024-25, up from 54.1% in 2023-24. Crimes against society (93.8%), non-sexual crimes of violence (68.4%) and sexual crimes (56.9%) continued to have higher clear up rates in 2024-25 than crimes of dishonesty (35.1%) and damage and reckless behaviour (31.0%). https://www.gov.scot/publications/safer-communities-and-justice-statistics-monthly-data-report-february-2026/pages/statistics-on-crime-in-general/ The clear-up rates in England and Wales, for the … Continue reading Clear up rate for all recorded crimes goes up and remains far higher than in England & Wales
Property and violent crime in Scotland has fallen by 37% since 2008-09 based on statistics that go beyond just police reporting including responses from the public
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 From the Safer Communities and Justice Statistics Monthly Data Report: February 2026, published today: Property and violent crime has fallen by 37% since 2008-09. Results from the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey (SCJS) show that one-in-five (19.9%) adults were estimated to have experienced at least one crime in 2023-24. This included property crime (10.3% of adults), violent crime (2.9%) and for the first time fraud and computer misuse (9.5%). The latest findings show that the overall level of property … Continue reading Property and violent crime in Scotland has fallen by 37% since 2008-09 based on statistics that go beyond just police reporting including responses from the public
Reposted as BBC Scotland today groom another traumatised parent for a headline which is so darkly unrepresentative of the country they supposedly serve:
Reposted in anticipation of attacks on Scottish Government today for not replacing enough tower block cladding that does not require replacing due to our more rigorous building standards:
Posted again as ‘Scottish’ media desperately try to drag us into NHS England’s ’10 000 babies’ dead ‘in error’ nightmare and to shamefully disrespect our safe maternity care and its staff:
Posted again as ‘Scottish’ media and opposition parties desperately try to drag us into England’s nightmare of rape grooming gangs abusing thousands and deny Police Scotland’s view that there are none comparable to that here:
Talking-up Scotland posts 168 fully researched rebuttals and encouragements in February 2026 alone – More than 50 000 visit to read more than 100 000 times – please join the 251 who have contributed so far
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 Talking-up Scotland has 1 600 subscribers and a further 20 000 followers across Facebook, Twitter (x), BlueSky and Tik Tok. The posts are all based on transparent, checkable, sources and, on a daily basis, rebut the lies of Unionist media and report the positive news being hidden from you. Despite this effort and the many encouraging verbal comments received, only a tiny number seem prepared to contribute – 16% of subscribers, 1.2% of followers. It’s hard not to … Continue reading Talking-up Scotland posts 168 fully researched rebuttals and encouragements in February 2026 alone – More than 50 000 visit to read more than 100 000 times – please join the 251 who have contributed so far
Each GP in England must care for 538 more patients than his Scottish counterpart – just one of many reasons why Scottish GPs are lucky 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 In their ‘Will walk-in GP clinics deliver one million extra appointments?’ yesterday, BBC Scotland were keen to direct the response with information like the above revealing increasing demand on GPs. They have not mentioned that the rate in NHS England is 2 220 patients per GP, a shocking 32% higher! https://www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-support/nhs-delivery-and-workforce/pressures/pressures-in-general-practice Other reasons why they’re lucky to be working 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 – … Continue reading Each GP in England must care for 538 more patients than his Scottish counterpart – just one of many reasons why Scottish GPs are lucky to be in Scotland
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