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No CalMac ferry has ever killed a fishing boat crew member, while privatised Condor ferries has killed three in one year despite making barely 5% of the crossings and in calmer seas

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Professor John Robertson OBA From ITV yesterday: A Condor Ferry worker who endangered lives after his vessel collided with a fishing trawler has been handed a 20-month prison sentence. Lewis Peter Carr, from Sunderland, appeared at Jersey‘s Royal Court on Thursday 4 December to receive his sentence. He was found guilty in a trial this September of endangering ships, structures, or individuals – contrary to Jersey’s Shipping Law. The charge related to the collision of the Condor Commodore Goodwill Ferry and L’Ecume II on 9 December 2022, which resulted in the deaths of three fishermen aboard L’Ecume. https://www.itv.com/news/channel/2025-12-04/20-month-prison-sentence-for-ferry-worker-regarding-fatal-boat-collision Condor Ferries makes around 10 000 … Continue reading No CalMac ferry has ever killed a fishing boat crew member, while privatised Condor ferries has killed three in one year despite making barely 5% of the crossings and in calmer seas

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‘Grooming gangs’ – As Herald platforms Tories to reveal their squalid purpose, Scottish Government appoints a real expert

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Professor John Robertson OBA The abovementioned calls are from a expected quarter: You see that first line in the second paragraph? They already know that there are grooming gangs in Scotland like the ones in Rochdale and other midland towns, which have raped thousands of young white girls from badly -run care homes. There’s no point having an inquiry if you already know the answer. I know a different answer and mine is based on Police Scotland advice to the First Minister – there are none like the ones in England. In different times the Police Scotland verdict might have … Continue reading ‘Grooming gangs’ – As Herald platforms Tories to reveal their squalid purpose, Scottish Government appoints a real expert

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Why do Scotland’s deprived areas NOT have the most troubled hospitals?

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Professor John Robertson OBA In the Guardian yesterday, the above and: Blackpool report: why do England’s deprived areas have the most troubled hospitals? The findings of the report into Blackpool Victoria hospital are as shocking as they are damning: a culture of bullying, racial discrimination and harassment that has contributed to a staff exodus with a direct impact on patients. The treatment of chronic disease, including Parkinson’s, were just some of the areas blighted by what appears to be a toxic culture. But the Royal College of Physicians report, leaked to the Guardian, exposes much broader challenges for the NHS – and … Continue reading Why do Scotland’s deprived areas NOT have the most troubled hospitals?

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Patient sexually assaulted and killed in her bed, six staff jailed including surgeon jailed for sexually assaulting five colleagues and a culture of systemic bullying and harassment in Blackpool hospital but neither health secretary nor government blamed and BBC ignore it – imagine that had been in Inverness?

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Professor John Robertson OBA Seeing the Guardian report today on the massive shocking scandal at Blackpool Victoria Hospital, I was reminded of the media-saturated story in 2018 – 2022, when Doctor Iain Kennedy made his name exposing bullying at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness. The contrast in the media/opposition party treatment could not be sharper. First, Blackpool: In the Guardian yesterday following on from the above LancsLive piece in September 2025: The report, leaked to the Guardian, follows a series of devastating incidents at the Blackpool Victoria hospital that have resulted in multiple arrests and six members of staff being imprisoned … Continue reading Patient sexually assaulted and killed in her bed, six staff jailed including surgeon jailed for sexually assaulting five colleagues and a culture of systemic bullying and harassment in Blackpool hospital but neither health secretary nor government blamed and BBC ignore it – imagine that had been in Inverness?

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12 Nottingham drug gang members who targeted Aberdeenshire jailed

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Professor John Robertson OBA From BBC East Midlands yesterday, the above and: A drug addict who allowed a Nottingham-based county lines gang to use her home to store and deal class-A drugs has been sentenced. Police said Jeanette Talbot, from Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, was given free heroin and cocaine as payment from the ringleaders, who ran an “industrial” supply network. The 12 drug dealers were jailed in June, while Talbot had her sentencing deferred to allow her to demonstrate further progress in tackling her drug habit. Nottinghamshire Police said an investigation into the drug network – which was spread across the East Midlands … Continue reading 12 Nottingham drug gang members who targeted Aberdeenshire jailed

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They so want Rutherglen to be like Rochdale but from Police Scotland – ‘No current investigations in Scotland involving offences against children which would mirror the investigations [in England] described in Baroness Casey’s audit as being perpetrated by “grooming gangs”

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Professor John Robertson OBA They will not give up. They smell blood and tears and with Joani Reid’s help they will make sure enough Scots think we have rape grooming gangs too and so are no different. Why do they want this? To keep SNP supporters at home. Readers will be aware no doubt of new Labour MP Joani Reid’s shameless u-turn on national inquiries into grooming gangs – no in England where they are many, to save her boss a red face, but yes in Scotland, where there are none, proving that as Jimmy Reid’s granddaughter, the apple can fall pretty … Continue reading They so want Rutherglen to be like Rochdale but from Police Scotland – ‘No current investigations in Scotland involving offences against children which would mirror the investigations [in England] described in Baroness Casey’s audit as being perpetrated by “grooming gangs”

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Any Scottish stand-up – “Honestly, at this rate the only thing Great British Energy is powering is my material for the next five years.”

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I’m using AI increasingly. I trust it more than most journalists or thinktanks to tell me the truth. Grok AI time after time reveals no agenda on Scottish independence. Professor John Robertson OBA Only BBC Scotland is going with this ridiculous line: Great British Energy (GBE) says its investments aim to support at least 10,000 jobs over the next five years, with a focus on areas historically dependent on oil and gas. See that ‘support’? I seem to remember the word ‘creation’ was in their aims only a few months ago. Let’s ask AI: Yes, job creation was explicitly one … Continue reading Any Scottish stand-up – “Honestly, at this rate the only thing Great British Energy is powering is my material for the next five years.”

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Lammy releasing 4 times as many prisoners by error, per head, than in Scotland and at least 12 times as many in November

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Professor John Robertson OBA Alerted by the above from MSM Monitor, I thought I’d find out the answer to those in Scotland who will insist – “Ayr it’s just as f*****g bad here, pal!” It’s not, by no means. First, England, with sources: MoJ Partial Data (April 1–October 31, 2025): 91 releases in error, equivalent to ~3 per week. Disclosed by Justice Secretary David Lammy in parliamentary statements and published via MoJ. Recent Updates (November 1–December 2, 2025): 12 additional releases, with 2 still at large (non-violent/sex offenders). Announced by Lammy amid ongoing investigations. So, total for this year so … Continue reading Lammy releasing 4 times as many prisoners by error, per head, than in Scotland and at least 12 times as many in November

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BMA Scotland humiliated and Scotsman condemned as only 5% of Consultant and SAS doctors respond to their survey with nearly 99% apparently not bothered or content

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Professor John Robertson OBA The Scotsman yesterday had the above based on a survey published by the BMA (Scotland) trade union. How many consultants and speciality associates are there in NHS Scotland? From NHS Education for Scotland (NES) – Official Workforce Statistics (June 2024 data, published September 2024): Consultants: 6,130 WTE (headcount ~7,000–7,500, accounting for part-time roles). SAS doctors: 1,300 in post (combined doctors and dentists; doctor-specific ~1,000–1,100).Total estimated headcount: ~8,500.Link: NES Turas Data Portal – Official Workforce Statistics How big and representative was the sample for the survey? ‘More than 450‘ says the Scotsman. Lets give them the benefit … Continue reading BMA Scotland humiliated and Scotsman condemned as only 5% of Consultant and SAS doctors respond to their survey with nearly 99% apparently not bothered or content

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Cost of dirt-digging Freedom of Information requests by Press, BBC Scotland and opposition party researchers, surge to around £2bn in one year as we approach Scottish Elction in May 2026

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Professor John Robertson OBA From: Scottish Government’s Freedom of Information (FOI) compliance statistics: FOI release published yesterday, the above graph reveals a massive surge in FOIs answered by Scottish Government staff from the last Holyrood election and as we approach the next: https://www.gov.scot/publications/foi-202500482087/ A surge of around 60% from 2021 to 2024 and 20% in the year from 2024 to 2025. What is the cost? Between £300 and £450 per request so between £1.7bn to £2.5bn in total for 2024 alone https://www.gov.scot/publications/freedom-information-scotland-act-2002-information-request-handling-annual-report-2019/pages/6/ Who is making the requests? Not revealed but we’ve all see the regular ‘reveals’ by BBC Scotland and … Continue reading Cost of dirt-digging Freedom of Information requests by Press, BBC Scotland and opposition party researchers, surge to around £2bn in one year as we approach Scottish Elction in May 2026