Support Talking-up Scotland’s work to counter the lies and get you the facts, daily, at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/checkout/help-talking-up-scotland-tell-truth-about-scotland/payment/nBQxjVzq/details or by direct bank transfer method – Sort code 08-91-04, Account 12266421 Professor John Robertson OBA Today on BBC Birmingham & Black Country: Birmingham’s all-out bin strike brings six months of ‘absolute chaos’ Ah, surely that big strike in the 70s was worse? Nope The Glasgow binmen (refuse collectors) strike began as an unofficial walkout on January 6, 1975, involving around 350 workers protesting pay disputes with Glasgow Corporation. It ended on April 14, 1975 [13 weeks], when strikers returned to work after negotiations, … Continue reading Birmingham and Black Country (sic) Labour Council’s 6 months bin strike is already twice as long as the Great Glasgow Dustbin Men Strike of 1975 – Will someone ask Anas Sarwar if they need the Army called in?

Support Talking-up Scotland’s work to counter the lies and get you the facts, daily, at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/checkout/help-talking-up-scotland-tell-truth-about-scotland/payment/nBQxjVzq/details or by direct bank transfer method – Sort code 08-91-04, Account 12266421 Professor John Robertson OBA With a headline utterly untouchable by the rest of the ‘Scottish’ media, The Scottish Farmer had this yesterday: Scottish farmers spared cliff edge as English face cuts – Scottish farmers have been assured they will not face a funding ‘cliff edge’, as new figures reveal thousands of their English counterparts could be left without support at the end of this year. A Freedom of Information (FOI) request revealed that 5820 … Continue reading 5820 farmers in England ‘face uncertainty’ but none in Scotland will thanks to Scottish Government pledge reported only in The Scottish Farmer website

Support Talking-up Scotland’s work to counter the lies and get you the facts, daily, at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/checkout/help-talking-up-scotland-tell-truth-about-scotland/payment/nBQxjVzq/details or by direct bank transfer method – Sort code 08-91-04, Account 12266421 Professor John Robertson OBA In the Guardian today: Area of England well protected for nature is in decline, data shows – Wildlife coalition says figure stands at 2.83% of country, less than in 2024 and tiny fraction of the 2030 target of 30%. The area of England protected effectively for nature is continuing to decline, according to data from the country’s largest coalition of wildlife organisations, as experts say the government is allowing habitats to deteriorate. … Continue reading Scottish Government initiatives push Scotland well ahead of the rest of the UK in preserving nature