BBC Scotland sink to the back pages

The news today, above but in Scotland:

and still what matters for BBC Scotland, later in the morning:

Are the other BBC Nations so air-headed?

BBC Wales:

Northern Ireland:

The caretaker manager Davis is from Northern Ireland.

BBC Scotland could be wondering why Humza Yousef is getting so little praise for averting all these strikes. Then again, they know why.

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  1. I listen to James O’Brien on LBC most days and, although he can be intensely annoying at times he does at least open up discussions that are at odds with MSM reporting. Anyway today he mentioned Scotland scrapping rail fares and the avoidance of NHS strikes and said he is considering a discussion to highlight what Scotland does differently if he can find a good way into this eg I imagine he doesn’t want it to turn into an independence discussion

    After reading your post I’m thinking something like an intro listing some of the key policy differences followed be a question asking why this is not widely reported. Any suggestions on which policies to highlight would be useful – I will email him this week sometime to offer ideas but it might be he goes ahead before I get this done

    While I’m here there is an interesting programme on BBC 2 tonight about how history is taught in Britain and why it is important – this is both relevant to this post and something we have discussed here before so worth a watch I think

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    1. Born in 1949, my history at secondary school were about England, Britain and the Empire. Wars were obviously covered.
      Texts often referenced a country called “England”: monarchs, Prime Ministers etc— in the 18th, 19th and 20th century. Or you had Anglo-whatever alliances to remember.
      Scotland was invisible.

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    2. Thanks Anonice

      Great idea
      As you suggest the non-coverage of the NHS strike aversions
      Also, perhaps, the facts on Calmac as in https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2023/10/01/factcheck-calmac-probably-best-comparable-ferry-service-in-world/
      And maybe radically differing crime trends as in https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2023/09/25/rutherglen-alert-how-crime-in-south-lanarkshire-has-fallen-dramatically-under-the-snp-yet-police-staffing-has-been-maintained/
      Finally why do only BBC Scotland politicise the above as in https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2023/06/02/new-research-finds-bbc-scotland-is-twice-as-likely-to-politicise-negative-reporting-to-platform-opposition-voices-and-to-accuse-the-devolved-government/
      John

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  2. Are we really surprised that the main story on BBC Scotland relates to The Queen’s (King’s?) Eleven, The Sons of William, The Union Bears, the Glorious Glasgow Rangers, whose fans sing ‘God Save the King’ and ‘Rule Britannia’, while they are ‘up to their knees in Fenian blood’, and guarding old Derry’s walls, and have just celebrated Armed Forces Day (does anyone else?)?

    Although things have improved a bit on Sportscene, there is always one commenter with a Rangers connection, but sometimes two, three or four, who refer to Rangers as ‘we’.

    So, of course a Rangers story is the lead – what else is important? The precious union could be at risk! The fact that a pretty substantial minority of Rangers fans are in favour of independence will not be mentioned by BBC Scotland – no publicity for Quislings!!

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  3. When does an institution like Rangers get into trouble?
    When its supporters interest wanes. 1980s anyone?
    Rangers have a limited amount of funding available at any given moment and with yet another new manager to find; new players to buy; old players to get off the books. Rangers are at at an important juncture.
    I have argued (for years) that they follow the wrong agenda.
    Every manager since, and including, Walter Smith has ignored bringing on young players from their academy.
    This is fiscally daft. Academy players cost the club little, can bring in substantial transfer fees and each success breeds new success.

    It is astonishing that with their long history, there is not a single ex-player fit to manage the club.

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