By Professor John Robertson
John Swinney FM lives within the Tayside Health Board area and Keir Starmer PM lives within the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
In May 2024, 90.3% of full A&E [ED] patients in NHS Tayside were seen within 4 hours.
In the same period, only 57.1% of full A&E [Type 1] patients in Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust were seen within 4 hours.
NHS Tayside is a whopping 58% better (90.3-57.1 as a % of 57.1).
Sources:
Talking-up Scotland 
Following on from the unusual GE result in Scotland, I am wondering if NHS Scotland should be concerned about the possibility of a future merger with NHS England and NHS Wales if the Labour Party form a government in Scotland in 2026, and joins up with Labour-run Wales and the Supreme Leader in Westminster to create NHS UK? đŸ¤”
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That seems most unlikely given Labour were very keen to promote Devolution.
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Why are the statistics quoted, from 2020?
I keep seeing out-of-date statistics here, which are virtually useless and not worth quoting. Please do a bit better.
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May 2024, both, as sourced.
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My predictions……
Labour winning the GE is a WIN WIN for the SNP IF the projections are accurate. Sad of course to see so many SNP MP’s lose their seats but as I see it perversly the result can only be good news for the SNP. Just a few examples…..
Continuing to block the TransGender recognition legislation and the DR Scheme will prove difficult for Starmer & Co since the proposed Welsh Labour DR scheme was similar to Scotlands and SLabour supported GRS.
It will more than likely mean no more money coming our way to improve Public services, building new hospitals and other essential capital projects.
The proposed new GB Energy HQ in Scotland will be shown as a red herring with few NEW jobs created which will more than likely be recruited in England.
Immigration will not be stopped and if anything net migration will rise as the better off in England will now abandon the UK.
I predict historically Foreign investment in the UK will be lower as the UK becomes less of an attraction to foreign investors with lower profit margins and many more UK businesses moving to the EU. Hence the expected ‘turnaround’/improvement’ in the UK economy will then be unlikely as the Trade Unions will put pressure on wages increase especially for trhe ENHS and Public services.
The Labour ban on new Oil licences will be the death nail for Grangemouth and the loss of many jobs in the NE/Central Scotland. Unemployment will rise across the UK.
Sunak will likely resign and given the lurch in support for the RW in France and Europe be replaced by an even more RW Tory opposition under Morduant or a resurgent Boris. (Watch this space).
Yet more Uturns by Starmer on key policies and despite ther promises Tax increases for everyone as yet more scandals /bad news emerges about the state of Britain’s finances
So in general terms all the grand gestures/promises will come to nothing and if anything will mean little change for Scotland and if anything will show the hypocrisy of the Labour Party as ”Scotland being at the heart of everything” will be exposed as it was after 2014.
SO FOLKS DON’T BE TOO DISPONDENT A CHANGE IN WESTMINSTER WILL DEMONSTRATE THAT IT WILL HAVE LITTLE OR NO AFFECT ON ORDINARY SCOTS AND SHOW THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE IS NOW INDEPENDENCE.
Gerry Robertson
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Agree but, with Eng regime control over media etc, many hv no clue and won’t be informed abt the disaster that the LabCons will be…SNP gov at Holyrood will be blamed for the terrible times ahead for Scotland…so depressing.
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Furthermore I would contend that the UK economy has deteriorated so far now and with UK borrowing at an all time high as a % of GDP there is simply no room to manoeuvre sadly Britain will continue to decline.
SO AS WE HAVE SEEN IN THE RECENT PAST AS THE ENGLISH PARLIAMENT CONTINUES TO F**K THINGS UP FOR THE REST OF US FREEDOM IS ALMOST ASSURED. JUST THINK SCOTLAND CAN CELEBRATE INDY ALONG WITH THE AMERICANS ON 4TH JULY.
Gerry Robertson
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A funny old world just over 2 weeks ago we had thousands of Scots cheering Scotland we are the the people and yet last night turned against Scotland becoming independent in its on right,strange people we are.
SNP 2026 for me.
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I think your wrong, my opinion for what it’s worth, is that a huge chunk of the Scottish electorate see absolutely no benefit participating, therefore validating, in Westminster elections. I hope the SNP pick up on this because come 2026 they need to offer a lot more than what we had this time round.
Golfnut
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My prediction is that the media especially BBC Scotland will now raise the issue of ‘Does Holyrood work for Scots?’ It of course will not come directly from Labour as they were IFO Devolution but as conflicts arise with Westminster the Beeb will be keen to assist their Labour buddies and want to finish the job to eliminate the Indy movement completely especially as Scots start to realise the GE will mean little change. The drip drip feed of negativity that we have all witnessed (and has seemingly proved successful) will be stepped up in the lead up to the Holyrood elections. (watch this space).
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Streeting saying the NHS is broke. It needs more investment. The funding was cut by the Tories.
Westminster on average raising £800Billion. Spending £1000Billion. Will have to raise more or spend less. Spend less on wars, Trident, nuclear. Raise more. Stop tax evasion and more growth. Brexit cost £Billions.
Scotland has to mitigate Westminster cuts. The Green’s policies lost the GE. The SNP need to rejuvenate. A new elected leader. Not go down the unionist route to complacency.
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Streeting being in EngUKgov is like a fox in charge of the chicken coup especially er the NHS…no offense to foxes I really like them.
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