The Talking-up Scotland fund raiser primarily to enable the recruitment of some research assistance, in order to take pressure off me [74 in June and tiring] and hopefully to further improve the blog, has made a good start. To contribute, only if you can (!) go to: Talking-up Scotland – a Politics crowdfunding project in Ayr by Professor John Robertson By Professor John Robertson OBA, former Chair Faculty Research Ethics Committee, UWS Keir Starmer has said he is prepared to put British troops on the ground in Ukraine if there is a deal to end the war with Russia – acknowledging it could put … Continue reading Labour and Scottish soldiers dying – Will Anas Sarwar agree to Scots soldiers being sent into a deadly war zone as Baron John Reid did in Helmand 2008 and to die in greater numbers as in WWI?

The Talking-up Scotland fund raiser primarily to enable the recruitment of some research assistance, in order to take pressure off me [74 in June and tiring] and hopefully to further improve the blog, has made a good start. To contribute, only if you can (!) go to: Talking-up Scotland – a Politics crowdfunding project in Ayr by Professor John Robertson By Professor John Robertson OBA, former Chair Faculty Research Ethics Committee, UWS BBC Health and BBC 1 are today reporting: The government has met a key election pledge to deliver two million extra NHS appointments in England in its first year, the prime minister … Continue reading Even the BBC cannot stomach Sir Keir’s claim to have met his measly target of only 2.4% more NHS appointments than in a period hit by 23 days of strikes – it looks more like a decrease in the light of those

The Talking-up Scotland fund raiser primarily to enable the recruitment of some research assistance, in order to take pressure off me [74 in June and tiring] and hopefully to further improve the blog, has made a good start. To contribute, only if you can (!) go to: Talking-up Scotland – a Politics crowdfunding project in Ayr by Professor John Robertson By Professor John Robertson OBA, former Chair Faculty Research Ethics Committee, UWS The Edinburgh Reporter, pretty much on their own, this morning have: The Scottish Government Public Finance Minister, Ivan McKee, will issue a call-to-action to deliver system-wide change to 150 delegates attending a … Continue reading Every public service in Scotland is performing better than those in other parts of the UK

The Talking-up Scotland fund raiser [closing 28 February] primarily to enable the recruitment of some research assistance, in order to take pressure off me [74 in June and tiring] and hopefully to further improve the blog, has made a good start. To contribute, only if you can (!) go to: Talking-up Scotland – a Politics crowdfunding project in Ayr by Professor John Robertson By Professor John Robertson OBA, former Chair Faculty Research Ethics Committee, UWS and Global Ferry Correspondent 2025 and 2025 In the Pompey News, last week: Tensions are flaring between rival transport companies over the ferry service between Portsmouth and Jersey – with the … Continue reading Channel Island ferry service in chaos and passengers suffer as private companies fight for the contract with a ‘war of words’ and a ‘smear campaign’

The Talking-up Scotland fund raiser [closing 28 February] primarily to enable the recruitment of some research assistance, in order to take pressure off me [74 in June and tiring] and hopefully to further improve the blog, has made a good start. To contribute, only if you can (!) go to: Talking-up Scotland – a Politics crowdfunding project in Ayr by Professor John Robertson By Professor John Robertson OBA, former Chair Faculty Research Ethics Committee, UWS and Global Ferry Correspondent 2025 and 2025 From Shetland News two days ago: SHETLAND Islands Council could order a new ferry to add much needed resilience to its aging fleet. The … Continue reading Shetland Island’s Lib Dem Council has built no new ferries for more than 20 years and has no replacements planned for its aging fleet

The Talking-up Scotland fund raiser primarily to enable the recruitment of some research assistance, in order to take pressure off me [74 in June and tiring] and hopefully to further improve the blog, has made a good start. To contribute, only if you can (!) go to: Talking-up Scotland – a Politics crowdfunding project in Ayr by Professor John Robertson By Professor John Robertson OBA, former Chair Faculty Research Ethics Committee, UWS Today, the Sun has a special on At the age of 14, Nequela Whittaker wanted to be the biggest drug dealer in South London. The ambition led to being targeted and recruited by … Continue reading Violent English drug gangs have been flooding low-crime Scotland with cheaper more powerful drugs for up to 20 years to frustrate efforts to reduce drug deaths

The Talking-up Scotland fund raiser primarily to enable the recruitment of some research assistance, in order to take pressure off me [74 in June and tiring] and hopefully to further improve the blog, has made a good start. To contribute, only if you can (!) go to: Talking-up Scotland – a Politics crowdfunding project in Ayr by Professor John Robertson In response to the constant politicised complaints about the new Glen Sannox ferry size, the Ardrossan harbour neglect and pressure from some ‘islanders’, Scottish Labour and the media, reader JB offers this fascinating information about the economy of Arran: JB – The … Continue reading How the SNP Government’s Road Equivalent Tariff has enriched Arran and every other Scottish island served by CalMac

The Talking-up Scotland fund raiser primarily to enable the recruitment of some research assistance, in order to take pressure off me [74 in June and tiring] and hopefully to further improve the blog, has made a good start. To contribute, only if you can (!) go to: Talking-up Scotland – a Politics crowdfunding project in Ayr by Professor John Robertson In response to the constant politicised complaints about the new Glen Sannox ferry size, the Ardrossan harbour neglect and pressure from some ‘islanders’, Scottish Labour and the media, reader JB offers this fascinating information about life on Arran: JB – … Continue reading And then we have The North Ayrshire Profile on Arran – longer, better lives

By Professor John Robertson OBA, former Chair Faculty Research Ethics Committee, UWS As a tragic abortion-related story dominates BBC England news, I was reminded of these important trends in Scotland. From the Guardian 24 May 2024: There were 251,377 abortions for women resident in the two nations in 2022, official figures from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) show. With 9% of the population of England & Wales, all things being equal, you might expect Scotland to have had around 22 600 abortions in the same year. According to Abortion Rights in May 2023, it had 16 584, around 6 000 fewer. The abortion rate … Continue reading ‘The Canary in the Coalmine’ – Abortions shocking 36% more common in England & Wales after 18 years of SNP rule

The Talking-up Scotland fund raiser primarily to enable the recruitment of some research assistance, in order to take pressure off me [74 in June and tiring] and hopefully to further improve the blog, has made a good start. To contribute, only if you can (!) go to: Talking-up Scotland – a Politics crowdfunding project in Ayr by Professor John Robertson By Professor John Robertson OBA, former Chair Faculty Research Ethics Committee, UWS From BBC Scotland today: The Scottish government has been urged to take immediate action to address “unacceptable” and “dangerous” A&E waiting times by an industry body. The Royal College of Emergency Medicine … Continue reading On average, only 9 A&E patients each, wait more than 12 hours, safely thanks to the triage system, in Scotland’s 32% better-staffed hospital departments