Professor John Robertson OBA Still on the BBC Scotland website – Justice secretary found to have breached ministerial code Still on the Herald frontpage – Constance ‘breached Ministerial Code twice’ The Express, this: and on the Scotsman frontpage – Constance won’t resign despite code breaches Note that two of the above still suggest that resignation is appropriate. Nowhere in the BBC Scotland text, nor in these three front pages, this concluding, definitive, statement from the independent advisers: The principles described in the Code provide for a spectrum of seriousness from inadvertence to knowingly misleading Parliament. We have concluded that the … Continue reading Angela Constance witch-hunt – Even the North Wales Chronicle and the Largs and Millport News have more accurate and ethical reporting than the ‘Scottish’ MSM

Professor John Robertson OBA YouGov is no friend of the SNP nor of Scottish Independence. They have an unerring ability to pluck out a NO lead in a stream of YES leads found by other pollsters and lower SNP figures than others. See below: They do this over and over by adjusting the sample so that, even after 11 or 12 years, it has a 55 to 45 ratio of No and Yes voters in 2014, in full Scotland only polls. However, when it does a full UK Westminster poll it cannot really do this and so the Scottish sub-poll … Continue reading 10 YouGov sub-polls in two months suggest SNP is really on 40%

Professor John Robertson OBA In January 2025, SNP First Minister John Swinney promised to get NHS Scotland waiting lists down substantially and, based on the latest figures, he has. It’s not proving a popular narrative for the MSM in Scotland. At the end of 2025, NHS Scotland’s overall waiting list for new outpatient appointments has fallen for the 6th month in a row, to 559 077 pathways: https://www.publichealthscotland.scot/publications/nhs-waiting-times-stage-of-treatment/stage-of-treatment-waiting-times-inpatients-day-cases-and-new-outpatients-6-january-2026/ All things being equal, the equivalent NHS England figure should be around 5.6mn but it was 7.46 mn, 51% longer! https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/rtt-waiting-times/ Continue reading One year after First Minister’s promise NHS Scotland’s overall waiting list for new outpatient appointments has fallen for the 6th month in a row with NHS England’s list now a shocking 51% longer per head of population

Professor John Robertson OBA The Daily Record today, deploying all its skills to inform us in the most misleading way they can manage, with a view to unnerving us and hopefully, with that ‘violent society’ claim, to turn us against the government of the day. So two things – are armed police call-outs in Scotland relatively high and is that violent society claim tenable? 119 armed police call-outs in Scotland in 2025 so all things being equal in England and Wales, they’d have 1 309? They had 17 249! 13 times, per head, pro rata, as high. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-use-of-firearms-statistics-april-2024-to-march-2025 In some … Continue reading If Scotland is a ‘violent society’ why do England & Wales have 13 times as many, per head, armed police call-outs and far more violent crimes?

Professor John Robertson OBA Is Neil in the huff over something? The youngsters in charge now not listening to his pearls of wisdom? I’ve felt the same at times but this is going too far, far too far. Why didn’t he speak to the FM or the current health secretary. Instead he’s opened the doors to the wolves just when it matters most. SOG! The comments under his post say it all about his actions so I’ll just concentrate on why his conclusion, based on the experience of his pal, are way out, with just a few recent sets of … Continue reading That Alex Neil a former SNP health secretary should attack his own party leader and NHS Scotland at this time based on just one pal’s experience is not just disloyal it’s thick as mince

Professor John Robertson OBA My January 2026 column in Scots Independent: https://scotsindependent.scot/ SCOTS INDEPENDENT FOUNDED 1926STILL CAMPAIGNING FOR SCOTLAND Since 1926 the Scots Independent has been the only regularly produced publication that fully supports the cause of Independence. It has always been produced and distributed by volunteers. This remains the case today with everyone involved living in different parts of the country. So long as there are willing volunteers the newspaper and the website will continue. Our remit is not to make great profits for our masters but to help spread the pro independence arguments to the people of Scotland, … Continue reading ‘The Great Influenza Media Confusion’ My latest column at Scots Independent as it approaches 100 years of campaigning – please subscribe

Please Support Talking-up Scotland at:https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – JOHN ROBERTSON Based on extensive searches [100 web pages and posts] across web sources and X posts, the Scottish Labour Party has had the most individuals (primarily councillors) reported in the media as convicted sex offenders since 2007. This includes at least five confirmed convictions for child sex offences [in order above]: In comparison: Note that media reports often focus on allegations or charges rather than solely convictions, but “sex offenders” typically refers to those convicted and placed on the … Continue reading Scottish Labour has had by far the most sex offenders, including 5 child sex offenders, convicted since 2007