Help Talking-up Scotland keep goin Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 From the Guardian today: Thousands of ebikes seized by London councils as anger rises over blocked paths – Erik Matthies, policy lead at the Royal National Institute of Blind People, said the rise in abandoned ebikes was overwhelming blind and partially sighted people, as well as elderly people and wheelchair users. “People are having collisions and injuries due to bikes left on the pavement, and the problem is getting worse,” he said. “There are blind people who tell us they do not go out … Continue reading How Scottish Government caution on rental schemes has prevented e-bike/scooter chaos, injury and death

Help Talking-up Scotland keep goin Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 From Scottish Vacant and Derelict Land Survey 2025 published yesterday, the above and: Total land – The amount of derelict and urban vacant land fell by 3% (267 hectares) from 8,858 hectares in 2024 to in 8,591 hectares in 2025. This continued the downward trend. The amount has fallen by more than a fifth (22%) since 2019. Previous uses – More than a fifth (22% or 1,793 hectares) of derelict land had previously been used for manufacturing followed by mineral activity (22% or 1,775 hectares). Sites … Continue reading Vacant and derelict land falls by a fifth in Scotland after SNP Government initiatives compared with an increase under Labour in Scotland to 2007 and in England from 2019

Help Talking-up Scotland keep goin Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 From Housing Statistics for Scotland Quarterly Update: New Housebuilding and Affordable Housing Supply to end March 2026 The private sector built 13,494 new homes and started 11,018 new builds in 2025-26. Completions were down 8% (-1,217) and starts down 12% (-1,483) from 2024-25. The social sector built 3,774 new homes and started 3,937 new builds in 2025-26. Completions were down 16% (-697) and starts were up 25% (790) from 2024-25. Affordable Housing Supply Programme (AHSP) approvals and starts in 2025-26 increased compared with 2024-25: approvals … Continue reading Massive increases in completed and started affordable housing as private sector alone is responsible for the ‘crisis’ that media direct at SNP Government

Help Talking-up Scotland keep going Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Cameron Wylie is a retired private-school head. He taught English at Daniel Stewart’s and Melville College, then spent decades at George Heriot’s School in Edinburgh, finishing as Principal (head) of that independent school. He retired in 2017 after nearly 40 years in fee-paying schools. He is a long-term critic, from that fee-paying world, of the SNP’s education policies after a period of SNP support and once declaring that he had voted Tory to help Ruth Davidson. He has written in the media, especially in … Continue reading How the SNP is dragging Scots bairns out of the ruination of a deeply unequal society perpetuated by the fee-paying schools of Cameron Wylie