Help Talking-up Scotland keep goingCrowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-goingOr by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 From Homelessness in Scotland: full statistical time series published today at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/homelessness-in-scotland-full-statistical-time-series/ Regulars here and those already smart enough will know that one-year fluctuations in statistics are often of little value but 3 and 5 year averages can point more accurately to trends, in homelessness applications in this case. Five year average, Scotland – 57 074 Glasgow – 11 626 Five year average, Scotland – 41 246 Glasgow – 7 600 So, homelessness applications averaged 57 074 under Labour in their last 5 years, 15 828 and 38% more … Continue reading Under Scottish Labour average homelessness applications were nearly 40% higher and in Glasgow, more than 50% higher, than in last five years

Help Talking-up Scotland keep goingCrowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-goingOr by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 From School estate statistics 2026 published today: Key points 37 school builds or substantial refurbishment projects completed in 2025-26. This brings the total number of school builds or substantial refurbishment projects completed since 2007-08 to 1,193. 2,270 (93.1%) schools in good or satisfactory condition, up 19 schools (1.1 percentage points) since 2025. 652,030 (93.9%) pupils in schools reported in good or satisfactory condition, up 3,656 (1.4 percentage points) since 2025. 2,148 (88.1%) schools with good or satisfactory suitability, down 35 (1.1 percentage points) since 2025. 617,557 (88.9%) pupils in … Continue reading Six times as many schools were in serious disrepair under Scottish Labour and three times as many still are in England

Help Talking-up Scotland keep goingCrowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-goingOr by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 From West Coast Today, 17 September 2026, the above and: The new Arran ferry, MV Glen Sannox, leaked methane while carrying more than 80 passengers, just months after entering service. and: be…..? I’ll leave you to answer that, below. BBC Scotland 10 September 2026: A faulty valve on a CalMac ferry led to a sudden and uncontrolled release of highly flammable methane gas last summer, BBC Scotland News has learned.The operator’s investigation found that 700kg of the gas – enough to fill a four-bedroomed house – was vented from … Continue reading Transport Secretary and more than 5 million others were ‘oblivious’ OF this zero risk gas escape in an almost empty ferry

Help Talking-up Scotland keep goingCrowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-goingOr by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 From the Times Colonist 15 September 2026: B.C. Ferries sailings cancelled on Tuesday due to mechanical problems – Two B.C. Ferries sailings between Swartz Bay and Tsawwassen were cancelled, while problems with the Gabriola ferry saw multiple sailings cancelled. A mechanical issue with the Queen of New Westminster led to the cancellation of two B.C. Ferries sailings between Swartz Bay and Tsawwassen on Tuesday, while problems with the Gabriola ferry saw multiple sailings cancelled. Source: https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/bc-ferries-sailings-cancelled-on-tuesday-due-to-mechanical-problems-12782392 The Queen of New Westminster is 62 years-old and still a core vessel! … Continue reading Broken-down 62 year-old Canadian ferry is 50% older than CalMac’s oldest

Help Talking-up Scotland keep goingCrowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-goingOr by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 From Cape Cod Times 19 September 2026: Three Steamship Authority ferries had lapsed inspections and licenses Two Steamship Authority ferries were sidelined in the past week because of lapsed inspections and expired licenses, manager Alex Kryska reported to the board on Sept. 15. A third ferry lacked required inspections but, with Coast Guard assistance, was able to sail. M/V Island Home, the fleet’s largest boat, was pulled from service on Saturday, Sept. 12, until its required Federal Communications Commission license was renewed on Sept. 15, Woods Hole, Martha’s Vineyard … Continue reading We can reveal that three Canadian ferries had lapsed inspections and licences to endanger passenger safety

Two years ago, Jackie Baillie tried to suggest that the senior management incompetence and cover-ups associated with the Lucy Letby case were also present in the QEUH child deaths which Anas Sarwar was trying to connect to the Scottish Government. ‘Scotland’s model is the most radical, for it instead tries to align organisation with professional models and thereby use, rather than attack, the professionals’ role in rationing and treatment. It is radical because it starts with the way health services actually work.’ Greer, 2004: Page 4 Help Talking-up Scotland keep goingCrowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-goingOr by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Today, the Guardian … Continue reading University College London research reveals far lower level of ‘managerialism’ and a ‘bet on professionalism’ instead, in NHS Scotland, to dump Jackie Baillie’s Lucy Letby and QEUH claim with the nearby raw sewage

The above RCN-based story is everywhere including on BBC Breakfast this morning. Help Talking-up Scotland keep goingCrowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-goingOr by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 It’s a bit of a repeat, a longer term problem, as you’ll see below: What are the latest total and ratio figures for nurses in NHS England and NHS Scotland? As of March 2026, there were 373 900 FTE nurses in NHS England1 and 68 922 FTE in Scotland.2 Regulars here and the comfortably numeric amongst you, will detect quickly the shock in the above. With just over 10 times the population, you might expect NHS England … Continue reading Even with 55 000 more nurses NHS England would still have far fewer per head of population than NHS Scotland

I’ve checked. Based on BBC reporting across the UK and in parts of England such as the Prime Minister’s former patch, Manchester, only BBC Scotland has and is headlining a ‘housing crisis.’ Help Talking-up Scotland keep goingCrowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-goingOr by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Here at Talking-up Scotland, we have an archive of recent reports that make you wonder how this is possible. Here are only a few at: https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/?s=housing To read full text with checkable sources, click on each report below. Help Talking-up Scotland keep goingCrowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-goingOr by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Help Talking-up Scotland keep goingCrowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-goingOr by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort … Continue reading Why is Scotland the only place in the UK with a ‘housing crisis’ when it has the greatest access to housing?