Were it not for their editorial position against Scottish independence, I’d be tempted to give the Guardian a tenner every month but, despite supporting Irish re-unification and every other departure from the Empire, they ignore my requests to re-consider and so I cannot.

Are we at TuS a ‘luxury item?’

Help Talking-up Scotland keep going

Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going

Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421

Productivity in the Crowdfunder era, almost doubled and readership up 20% but:

At Talking-up Scotland, we’re producing more and better, I’d say. Our repeated and deepening investigations into the siting of the Queen Elisabeth University Hospital have attracted insider information and led to reports way beyond what the MSM produce. Seven reports every day, read by more than 1 000 individuals each day and yet only 86 donors so far.

Our crowd-funding efforts to sustain this are paradoxically going the other way.

Above our first crowdfunder with 450 donors

Above, our current crowdfunder (plus around £1k in direct transfers) with 86 donors and now going very slowly.

What can we do?

Help Talking-up Scotland keep going

Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going

Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421