Alex Cole-Hamilton lies about baby drug addiction rates to conceal falling numbers

The leader of Scotland’s fifth biggest party is everywhere in the media today with his latest freedom of information scoop – babies born addicted to drugs.

He tries to shock with More than 1,500 babies in Scotland born dependent on drugs since 2017 but does not reveal the annual data, to hide a reducing trend.

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/over-1500-babies-scotland-born-34398819

How do I know it’s a reducing trend?

His report in 2022, in the Express showed a total in the 4 years from 2017/18 to 2020/2021 of 800, falling from 249 to 173.

https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottish-news/hundreds-babies-born-addicted-drugs-25865690

Take that 800 from his 8 year total of 1 501 and you find that there have been only 701 in the last 4 years, a 12% decline.

What would most interest would be to see the data for 2024/2025.

9 thoughts on “Alex Cole-Hamilton lies about baby drug addiction rates to conceal falling numbers

  1. Lies, disguise and porkie pies.

    The normal Britnat agitprop fur greetin’ in the New Year.

    Brought to you…Ta-Da….by MI5/Scotch Office “news” promos.

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  2. I don’t suppose any of the articles managed to mention the birth rate over that time thus allowing us to see the number of drug affected babies as a percentage of the total number of babies born in Scotland.

    I know the total has been falling and in 2023 it was just shy of 46,000 babies born that year.

    Just like yesterday and the complaints about the Caledonian Sleeper service.

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  3. Yep, as you say the leader of the fifth biggest party in Scotland, so really he should be given almost no media platform to spout his BritNat lies. I wonder what he’s been promised for lying so much and talking down Scotland for the Brit/English state..hmm.

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  4. ACH in the photo above looks as if HE has been indulging in some substance abuse himself – or he has just been reading one of his own press releases !

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