New Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Scotland Office attacked her ‘local’ A&E in Fife, Scotland, despite it treating 3 000 patients per month more within the target time than her preferred local A&E in Croydon, England
From the UK Governor of Scotland in the last few minutes. January 19th 2025 – on BBC Politics Scotland, from Westminster (see the backdrop), Melanie Ward, Scottish Labour MP for Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy joined the horde of ‘Scottish’ Labour MPs serving up and humiliating their local communities in the service of the UK Labour Party. From the local Courier in May 2024: A Palestine medical charity boss based in London has been picked to stand for Labour in the Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy seat at the next election. Melanie Ward was chosen to replace disgraced candidate Wilma Brown, who was ditched … Continue reading New Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Scotland Office attacked her ‘local’ A&E in Fife, Scotland, despite it treating 3 000 patients per month more within the target time than her preferred local A&E in Croydon, England
Scottish Government’s more ambitious policies and tighter targets seem to have slashed hospital admissions for respiratory problems to a fraction of those in England
In the Guardian today: Children living in the poorest areas across England are 40% more likely to be admitted to hospital for respiratory infections, an analysis of NHS England data shows, with experts raising the alarm on the impact of air pollution on young people’s health. The analysis, based on data obtained via freedom of information requests by the charity Impact on Urban Health, revealed 1,941 out of every 100,000 children living in the most deprived fifth of England were admitted to hospital for respiratory illnesses in 2024/25. Does this apply equally in Scotland? No. Respiratory infections from NHS England data: In … Continue reading Scottish Government’s more ambitious policies and tighter targets seem to have slashed hospital admissions for respiratory problems to a fraction of those in England
Why multiple rapist Alan Greer is not Police Scotland’s Wayne Couzens moment – short video
Details at: https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/07/23/if-alan-greers-family-and-colleagues-were-oblivious-to-his-violent-double-life-how-can-it-be-police-scotlands-wayne-couzens-moment-when-the-met-ignored-10-warnings-on-him-over-15-years-em/ Continue reading Why multiple rapist Alan Greer is not Police Scotland’s Wayne Couzens moment – short video
10 out of 11 drug dealers in Portsmouth were from Portsmouth
Fifteen paragraphs down in the above BBC Scotland Top Ten listed from BBC UK about drug dealing from Portsmouth, where it seems to be FA of interest (below) : Found guilty of conspiracy to smuggle cocaine following a trial were Daniel Jamieson, of Heath Road, Ramsden Heath, Essex; Lewis Watts, of Toronto Road, Tilbury, Essex; and David Paterson, of Viking Way, Peterhead, near Aberdeen. One in eleven! Exactly like the ratio of Scots in the UK. We’re all criminals too. ‘Hooray’ echoes through Pacific Quay. I bet that story is still all over BBC UK: Nope and you can scroll … Continue reading 10 out of 11 drug dealers in Portsmouth were from Portsmouth
If Alan Greer’s family and colleagues were “oblivious” to his violent double life how can it be ‘Police Scotland’s Wayne Couzens moment’ when the Met ignored 10 warnings on him over 15 years? Emma Caldwell’s murder was a ‘moment’ for policing under Scottish Labour and they failed it badly
BBC Scotland today has: A police officer who took his own life in May was a violent rapist who carried out a spate of sexual attacks and attempted murders of women over at least 14 years, the BBC can reveal. PC Alan Greer’s first known victim was a woman he raped in her home in Glasgow in 2012 after she had called the police to report being the victim of a crime. The woman reported the sex attack by Greer late last year, sparking one of Police Scotland’s biggest ever anti-corruption inquiries. Note that last bit. Greer had no known … Continue reading If Alan Greer’s family and colleagues were “oblivious” to his violent double life how can it be ‘Police Scotland’s Wayne Couzens moment’ when the Met ignored 10 warnings on him over 15 years? Emma Caldwell’s murder was a ‘moment’ for policing under Scottish Labour and they failed it badly
‘E.coli soup’ in swimming water in Oxford is now added to Cryptosporidium in London, Diarrhoea in Devon, Human Waste in the Thames and Windermere, Sick sheep in a Yorkshire burn and Diddley in Scotland
On BBC Breakfast this morning a scientist measures the presence of bacteria in a stream feeding into a swimming river in England and concludes the above. He tells us and that, in the sample, there are 43 000 units of bacteria, especially e-coli, per 100ml and that the safe level for swimming is under 900. It’s 50 times too high! None of this is new and nothing even vaguely like it has ever happened in Scotland. BBC Scotland 2 July 2026, made as much as they could from this: Environmental inspectors have warned the public to avoid entering the water at … Continue reading ‘E.coli soup’ in swimming water in Oxford is now added to Cryptosporidium in London, Diarrhoea in Devon, Human Waste in the Thames and Windermere, Sick sheep in a Yorkshire burn and Diddley in Scotland
Labour MP and former health worker misses top medical journal research report confirming SNP’s pro-science approach to nuclear energy
In the Largs & Millport News, serving the area around Hunterston B nuclear power station, just shut down and with the site predicted to be safe by within 100 000 years, we read: NORTH Ayrshire MP Irene Campbell has urged the UK Government to press the Scottish Government to rethink its ‘no new nuclear’ stance, arguing that Hunterston could host new nuclear jobs and investment for the region. Speaking in the House of Commons, Ms Campbell said strict opposition to new nuclear power from the SNP-led Scottish Government meant communities such as hers were missing out on potential economic benefits. … Continue reading Labour MP and former health worker misses top medical journal research report confirming SNP’s pro-science approach to nuclear energy
Climate change is real but there is no need for hysteria about the wildfire risk to Scotland
From BBC Scotland two days ago, the above and: A devastating wildfire burning in the Cairngorms has entered its seventh day, as helicopters battle to stop the spread of the flames. Two specialist helicopters have been “invaluable” for waterbombing hard-to-reach areas, the Cairngorms National Park Authority says. But the flames were allowed to torch the landscape for nearly two days before they arrived on the scene around Glenmore Forest Park. There’s been vocal frustration from some local people, who believe the wildfire might have been brought under control if specialist air support had been called in sooner. Why the delay? … Continue reading Climate change is real but there is no need for hysteria about the wildfire risk to Scotland
UK Government’s own levelised ‘full lifetime’ cost analysis – new nuclear is nearly three times more expensive than onshore wind and more than double offshore wind
From Nuclear and offshore wind energy comparison information: EIR release – Information request and response under the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004, published today: Information requested All internal briefings, analysis and minutes/notes from meetings, comparing nuclear energy and offshore wind energy, from the last three months. Response Some of the information you requested is available from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) Low Carbon and Renewable Energy Economy Publication. The publication provides estimates of the size of the UK’s low carbon and renewable energy economy, including turnover and employment. Data is available for nuclear, and offshore energy. The latest publication … Continue reading UK Government’s own levelised ‘full lifetime’ cost analysis – new nuclear is nearly three times more expensive than onshore wind and more than double offshore wind
Meet The New Boss
By Mark E. Saunders of “The Scottish Minuteman” https://www.facebook.com/profile.php/?id=61575625542197 Standing on the steps of Downing Street after becoming Prime Minister, Andy Burnham presented himself as the leader of a fresh start and a different kind of politics. But how many times have we heard those same promises made on the same steps of Number 10, only to see them quietly abandoned almost as soon as the new Prime Minister walks through that shiny black door? I’m old enough to remember Margaret Thatcher declaring: “Where there is discord, may we bring harmony. Where there is error, may we bring truth” — words borrowed from the … Continue reading Meet The New Boss
The 'Unstoppable' Talking-up Scotland 