In the Guardian today: London’s murder rate has dropped to its lowest in more than a decade with police in the capital and the mayor saying it is now one of the safest cities in the western world. The figures come as those on the radical right criticise the city for having a crime problem, hoping to gain politically from such claims being believed. In 2025, the Metropolitan police recorded 97 homicides in London, down from 153 in 2019, and down from 109 in 2024. The fall in the number of homicides comes despite a rise in London’s population, to 9.1 million compared … Continue reading Labour Mayor welcomes murder rate falling but to still nearly 40% higher than that in Scotland

From the Metro yesterday: A new ferry service linking Scotland and France for the first time could set sail in just a few a months. The route, from Rosyth to Dunkirk, nicknamed ‘Project Brave’, was first proposed in 2022, but stalled in 2025. Funding issues, as well as the need to build a new border control facility at Rosyth, to allow the processing of food and drink, halted the project. It’s only when you have a look at the map above of existing UK to Europe ferry services, that you see just how Scotland has been stifled by the Union. We have one service … Continue reading The real ferry fiasco where Scotland has been stifled by the Union

The Record is, above, not making any comparison with NHS England in today’s Labour Party election pamphlet. That’s because it is not possible. More important, it’s also the only one of several waiting lists in which NHS Scotland is doing better that they won’t be telling you about. Here they are: Privatisation: Continue reading Five NHS waiting lists where Scotland does better, often far better, here for you, but ‘Record reporter’ uses the one where you can’t compare